Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Armstead, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867
James Armstead registered to vote in Brazoria County on September 24, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 21 of them in Brazoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 21 years
- In the county
What the register records
From about 1846 to 1870
James Armstead
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Armstead
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Brazoria County
- Registered
- September 24, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Brazoria County
- 21 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Armstead in Brazoria County
- David B. Armsteadborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1829
- Henry Armsteadborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1845
Armsteads 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 34 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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