Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Jerry Blossingame, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
Jerry Blossingame registered to vote in Gonzales County on July 29, 1867. He reported 13 years in Texas, 13 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 13 years
- In Texas
- 13 years
- In the county
- about 1854
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
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In Gonzales County
Jerry Blossingame
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Jerry Blossingame
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- July 29, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 13 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 13 years
- Years in the precinct
- 13 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Blossingame in Gonzales County
- Jack Blossingamereached Texas about 1852
- Nicholas Blossingamereached Texas about 1857
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 22 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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