Karnes County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Unphers Jackson, Karnes County, Texas, 1867

Unphers Jackson registered to vote in Karnes County on July 19, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 1 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Karnes County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas
9 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Karnes County

Unphers Jackson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Unphers Jackson
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Karnes County
Precinct
5
Registered
July 19, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Karnes County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Karnes County
9 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Karnes County highlighted
Karnes County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

9 years

Unphers Jackson reported 9 years more in Texas than in Karnes County.

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 2 of the Karnes County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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