Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Nickerson, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
John Nickerson registered to vote in Gonzales County on July 29, 1867. He reported 16 years in Texas, 16 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 16 years
- In Texas
- 16 years
- In the county
- about 1851
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1851 to 1870
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In Gonzales County
John Nickerson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Nickerson
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- July 29, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 16 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 16 years
- Years in the precinct
- 16 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Nickersons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Nickerson
- Dickerson 14
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 22 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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