Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Banks, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867

James Banks registered to vote in Brazoria County on July 30, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Brazoria County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Brazoria County

James Banks

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Banks
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Brazoria County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 30, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Brazoria County
15 years
Years in the precinct
15 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Brazoria County highlighted
Brazoria County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Banks in Brazoria County

Bankses elsewhere in Texas

All 67 freedmen named Banks 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 1 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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