Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James McVea, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
James McVea registered to vote in Gonzales County on July 24, 1867. He reported 14 years in Texas, 14 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 14 years
- In Texas
- 14 years
- In the county
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
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In Gonzales County
James McVea
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James McVea
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- July 24, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 14 years
- Years in the precinct
- 14 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named McVea in Gonzales County
- David McVeareached Texas about 1855
- Dick McVeareached Texas about 1855
- James Armstrong McVeareached Texas about 1855
- Peter McVeareached Texas about 1854
- Richard McVeareached Texas about 1851
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 20 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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