Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Edward O. Brackens, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867
Edward O. Brackens registered to vote in Brazoria County on August 5, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 24 years in Texas, 24 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
- 24 years
- In Texas
- 24 years
- In the county
What the register records
From about 1843 to 1870
Edward O. Brackens
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Edward O. Brackens
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Brazoria County
- Registered
- August 5, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 24 years
- Years in Brazoria County
- 24 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 10 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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