Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Patten, Galveston County, Texas, 1868

John Patten registered to vote in Galveston County on January 31, 1868. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Galveston County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Galveston County

John Patten

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Patten
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Galveston County
Precinct
1
Registered
January 31, 1868
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in the precinct
5 months
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Galveston County highlighted
Galveston County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Patten in Galveston County

Sources

This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 49 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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