Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Albert Perkins, Galveston County, Texas, 1868

Albert Perkins registered to vote in Galveston County on January 30, 1868. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 10 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
10 years
In Texas
about 1858
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1858 to 1870

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In Galveston County

Albert Perkins

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Albert Perkins
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Galveston County
Precinct
4
Registered
January 30, 1868
Years in Texas
10 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Galveston County highlighted
Galveston County on the 1870 county map

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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