Brazos County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Porter, Brazos County, Texas, 1867
James Porter registered to vote in Brazos County on June 21, 1867. He reported 8 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored. Revised. Nov 18. 69" beside his name. Brazos County registered 1,199 freedmen in 1867, 59% of its voters.
- 8 years
- In Texas
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
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In Brazos County
James Porter
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Porter
- County of registration
- Brazos County
- Registered
- June 21, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored. Revised. Nov 18. 69"
Other freedmen named Porter in Brazos County
- Edward Porterreached Texas about 1861
- Geo. Porterreached Texas about 1866
- James Porterreached Texas about 1854
Porters elsewhere in Texas
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 Brazos County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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