Bosque County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Marcus Jones, Bosque County, Texas, 1868

Marcus Jones registered to vote in Bosque County on Jan. 31 1868. He reported 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Bosque County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bosque County registered 85 freedmen in 1867, 16% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Registered in Bosque County, Texas
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1867
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Bosque County

Marcus Jones

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Marcus Jones
County of registration
Bosque County
Precinct
3
Registered
Jan. 31 1868
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Bosque County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bosque County highlighted
Bosque 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 10 of the Bosque County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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