Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Matthis, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
James Matthis registered to vote in Gonzales County on July 20, 1867. He reported 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
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In Gonzales County
James Matthis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Matthis
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 7 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Matthis in Gonzales County
- Allick Matthisreached Texas about 1847
- Ben Matthisreached Texas about 1851
- David Matthisreached Texas about 1861
- James Matthisreached Texas about 1858
- Mitchell Matthisreached Texas about 1844
Variations of Matthis
- Mathis 9
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 16 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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