Karnes County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Alfred Freeman, Karnes County, Texas, 1867

Alfred Freeman registered to vote in Karnes County on July 27, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas, 2 of them in Karnes County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Karnes County registered 46 freedmen in 1867, 14% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Karnes County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1865
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Karnes County

Alfred Freeman

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Alfred Freeman
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Karnes County
Precinct
3
Registered
July 27, 1867
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in Karnes County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Karnes County highlighted
Karnes 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 4 of the Karnes County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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