Kerr County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Lee, Kerr County, Texas, 1867

George Lee registered to vote in Kerr County on August 17, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 4 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Kerr County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Kerr County

George Lee

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Lee
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Kerr County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 17, 1867
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Kerr County
4 years
Years in the precinct
4 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

George Lee 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 2 of the Kerr County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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