Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Isiah James Polk, Gonzales County, Texas, 1869
Isiah James Polk registered to vote in Gonzales County on November 24, 1869. He reported 20 years in Texas, 15 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 20 years
- In Texas
- 15 years
- In the county
- about 1849
- Reached Texas
- 5 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1849 to 1870
Isiah James Polk
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Isiah James Polk
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- November 24, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 20 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 15 years
- Years in Texas before Gonzales County
- 5 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
5 yearsIsiah James Polk reported 5 years more in Texas than in Gonzales County.
Other freedmen named Polk in Gonzales County
- Ben Polkreached Texas about 1852
- Charles Polkreached Texas about 1854
- David Polkreached Texas about 1853
- Green Polkreached Texas about 1853
Polks 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 43 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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