Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Houston, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
James Houston registered to vote in Gonzales County on July 15, 1867. He reported 13 years in Texas, 4 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
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1854
- Reached Texas
- 9 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
James Houston
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Houston
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 15, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 13 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 4 years
- Years in Texas before Gonzales County
- 9 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
9 yearsJames Houston reported 9 years more in Texas than in Gonzales County.
Other freedmen named Houston in Gonzales County
- Blan Houstonreached Texas about 1848
- Gibb Houstonreached Texas about 1852
- Paul Houstonreached Texas about 1843
- Sam Houstonreached Texas about 1852
Houstons elsewhere 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 8 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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