Kerr County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Singleton, Kerr County, Texas, 1868

Charles Singleton registered to vote in Kerr County on January 31, 1868. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 2 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Kerr County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
8 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1860
Reached Texas
6 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Kerr County

Charles Singleton

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Singleton
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Kerr County
Precinct
1
Registered
January 31, 1868
Years in Texas
8 years
Years in Kerr County
2 years
Years in Texas before Kerr County
6 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Kerr County highlighted
Kerr County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

6 years

Charles Singleton reported 6 years 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 4 of the Kerr County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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