Johnson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Cyrus Richards, Johnson County, Texas, 1867
Cyrus Richards registered to vote in Johnson County on July 31, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 9 of them in Johnson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Johnson County registered 88 freedmen in 1867, 11% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 9 years
- In Texas
- 9 years
- In the county
What the register records
From about 1858 to 1870
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In Johnson County
Cyrus Richards
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Cyrus Richards
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Johnson County
- Precinct
- Grandview
- Registered
- July 31, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 9 years
- Years in Johnson County
- 9 years
- Years in the precinct
- 4 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Richardses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Richards
- Richardson 64
- Richard 21
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 6 of the Johnson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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