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.
- 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"
Other freedmen named Patten in Galveston County
- William Pattenreached Texas about 1865
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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