Kerr County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Fulton, Kerr County, Texas, 1869

John Fulton registered to vote in Kerr County on November 23, 1869. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas. 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Kerr County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Kerr County

John Fulton

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Fulton
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Kerr County
Precinct
2
Registered
November 23, 1869
Years in Texas
16 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Kerr County highlighted
Kerr 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 4 of the Kerr County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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