Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Antony Edwards, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867

Antony Edwards registered to vote in Brazoria County on August 22, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 40 years in Texas, 40 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
40 years
In Texas
40 years
In the county
about 1827
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1827 to 1870

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In Brazoria County

Antony Edwards

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Antony Edwards
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Brazoria County
Registered
August 22, 1867
Years in Texas
40 years
Years in Brazoria County
40 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 Edwards in Brazoria County

Edwardses elsewhere in Texas

All 94 freedmen named Edwards in Texas

Variations of Edwards

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

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