Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Augustus Bess, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867

Augustus Bess registered to vote in Brazoria County on September 10, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Brazoria County. 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Brazoria County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Brazoria County

Augustus Bess

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Augustus Bess
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Brazoria County
Registered
September 10, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Brazoria County
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 Bess in Brazoria County

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

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