Guadalupe County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Simon Scott, Guadalupe County, Texas, 1869

Simon Scott registered to vote in Guadalupe County on November 25, 1869. 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 1868
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Guadalupe County

Simon Scott

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Simon Scott
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Guadalupe County
Precinct
5
Registered
November 25, 1869
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

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

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