Guadalupe County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jefferson Buttler, Guadalupe County, Texas, 1867

Jefferson Buttler registered to vote in Guadalupe County on July 15, 1867. He reported Kentucky 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Guadalupe County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Guadalupe County

Jefferson Buttler

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jefferson Buttler
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Guadalupe County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 15, 1867
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

Variations of Buttler

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 10 of the Guadalupe County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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