Guadalupe County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Gabriel Adams, Guadalupe County, Texas, 1868

Gabriel Adams registered to vote in Guadalupe County on January 31, 1868. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Guadalupe County registered 508 freedmen in 1867, 38% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Missouri and Texas marked
Born in Missouri, registered in Guadalupe County, Texas
Missouri
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1867
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Guadalupe County

Gabriel Adams

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Gabriel Adams
Place of birth
Missouri
County of registration
Guadalupe County
Precinct
1
Registered
January 31, 1868
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Guadalupe County
1 month
Years in the precinct
1 month
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Guadalupe County highlighted
Guadalupe County on the 1870 county map

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All 95 freedmen named Adams 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 27 of the Guadalupe County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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