Karnes County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Phillipps, Karnes County, Texas, 1867
James Phillipps registered to vote in Karnes County on July 15, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 of them in Karnes County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Karnes County registered 46 freedmen in 1867, 14% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 14 years
- In Texas
- 14 years
- In the county
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
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In Karnes County
James Phillipps
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Phillipps
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Karnes County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 15, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Karnes County
- 14 years
- Years in the precinct
- 14 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Phillipps in Karnes County
- Benjamin Phillippsborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1853
Variations of Phillipps
- Phillips 44
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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