Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Odom, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
John Odom registered to vote in Gonzales County on August 9, 1867. He reported 22 years in Texas, 13 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 22 years
- In Texas
- 13 years
- In the county
- about 1845
- Reached Texas
- 9 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1845 to 1870
John Odom
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Odom
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 9
- Registered
- August 9, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 22 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 13 years
- Years in Texas before Gonzales County
- 9 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
9 yearsJohn Odom reported 9 years more in Texas than in Gonzales County.
Odoms 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 32 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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