Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Sam Nations, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
Sam Nations registered to vote in Gonzales County on July 18, 1867. He reported 17 years in Texas, 17 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 17 years
- In Texas
- 17 years
- In the county
- about 1850
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1850 to 1870
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In Gonzales County
Sam Nations
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Sam Nations
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 18, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 17 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 17 years
- Years in the precinct
- 17 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Nations in Gonzales County
- Joseph Nationsreached Texas about 1850
- Mingo Nationsreached Texas about 1847
- William Nationsreached Texas about 1850
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 12 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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