Karnes County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William James, Karnes County, Texas, 1867
William James registered to vote in Karnes County on July 15, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Karnes County registered 46 freedmen in 1867, 14% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 9 years
- In Texas
- about 1858
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1858 to 1870
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In Karnes County
William James
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William James
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Karnes County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 15, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 9 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Jameses elsewhere in Texas
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 1 of the Karnes County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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