Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Sam Ranels, Gonzales County, Texas, 1868

Sam Ranels registered to vote in Gonzales County on January 28, 1868. He reported 19 years in Texas, 19 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Registered in Gonzales County, Texas
19 years
In Texas
19 years
In the county
about 1849
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1849 to 1870

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In Gonzales County

Sam Ranels

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Sam Ranels
County of registration
Gonzales County
Precinct
1
Registered
January 28, 1868
Years in Texas
19 years
Years in Gonzales County
19 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Gonzales County highlighted
Gonzales County on the 1870 county map

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 38 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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