Guadalupe County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Bob Coleman, Guadalupe County, Texas, 1867

Bob Coleman registered to vote in Guadalupe County on July 11, 1867. He reported Virginia 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Guadalupe County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Guadalupe County

Bob Coleman

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Bob Coleman
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Guadalupe County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 11, 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

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

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