Kerr County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Sylvester Edmund, Kerr County, Texas, 1867

Sylvester Edmund registered to vote in Kerr County on September 11, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 13 of them in Kerr County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Kerr County registered 18 freedmen in 1867, 10% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Kerr County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
13 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Kerr County

Sylvester Edmund

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Sylvester Edmund
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Kerr County
Precinct
2
Registered
September 11, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Kerr County
13 years
Years in Texas before Kerr County
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Kerr County highlighted
Kerr County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

Sylvester Edmund reported 1 year more in Texas than in Kerr 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 3 of the Kerr County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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