Blanco County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Upshes, Blanco County, Texas, 1867

James Upshes registered to vote in Blanco County on July. 17 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 3 of them in Blanco County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Blanco County registered 9 freedmen in 1867, 5% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Blanco County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1864
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Blanco County

James Upshes

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Upshes
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Blanco County
Precinct
1
Registered
July. 17 1867
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Blanco County
3 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Blanco County highlighted
Blanco 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 1 of the Blanco County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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