Karnes County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John P. Jones, Karnes County, Texas, 1867

John P. Jones registered to vote in Karnes County on July 17, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 6 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 Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Karnes County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
6 years
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Karnes County

John P. Jones

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John P. Jones
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Karnes County
Precinct
5
Registered
July 17, 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Karnes County
6 years
Years in the precinct
6 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 2 of the Karnes County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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