Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Doctor Spire, Galveston County, Texas, 1868

Doctor Spire registered to vote in Galveston County on January 27, 1868. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 17 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Galveston County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
17 years
In Texas
about 1851
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1851 to 1870

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In Galveston County

Doctor Spire

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Doctor Spire
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Galveston County
Precinct
4
Registered
January 27, 1868
Years in Texas
17 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 45 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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