Guadalupe County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Moses Graves, Guadalupe County, Texas, 1869

Moses Graves registered to vote in Guadalupe County on November 26, 1869. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored - Certificate from Bexar Co" 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 1868
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Guadalupe County

Moses Graves

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Moses Graves
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Guadalupe County
Precinct
2
Registered
November 26, 1869
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Guadalupe County
1 month
Years in the precinct
1 month
Remarks, as written
"Colored - Certificate from Bexar Co"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Guadalupe County highlighted
Guadalupe 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 33 of the Guadalupe County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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