Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Corbit, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867

Charles Corbit registered to vote in Brazoria County on September 28, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Brazoria County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
14 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Brazoria County

Charles Corbit

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Corbit
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Brazoria County
Registered
September 28, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Brazoria County
14 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Brazoria County highlighted
Brazoria County on the 1870 county map

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

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