Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jos Brothers, Gonzales County, Texas, 1869

Jos Brothers registered to vote in Gonzales County on November 25, 1869. He reported Mexico as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 1 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Mexico, registered in Gonzales County, Texas
Mexico
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas
11 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Gonzales County

Jos Brothers

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jos Brothers
Place of birth
Mexico
County of registration
Gonzales County
Precinct
2
Registered
November 25, 1869
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Gonzales County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Gonzales County
11 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Gonzales County highlighted
Gonzales County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

11 years

Jos Brothers reported 11 years more in Texas than in Gonzales County.

Other freedmen named Brothers in Gonzales County

Brotherses elsewhere in Texas

All 5 freedmen named Brothers in Texas

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 44 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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