Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Albert Banks, Brazoria County, Texas, 1869

Albert Banks registered to vote in Brazoria County on November 19, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Brazoria County
Texas
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
22 years
In the county

What the register records

From about 1848 to 1870

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In Brazoria County

Albert Banks

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Albert Banks
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Brazoria County
Precinct
2
Registered
November 19, 1869
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Brazoria County
22 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

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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 37 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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