Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Fennell, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867

George Fennell registered to vote in Brazoria County on August 15, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 23 years in Texas, 23 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Brazoria County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
23 years
In Texas
23 years
In the county
about 1844
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1844 to 1870

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In Brazoria County

George Fennell

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Fennell
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Brazoria County
Registered
August 15, 1867
Years in Texas
23 years
Years in Brazoria County
23 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Brazoria County highlighted
Brazoria County on the 1870 county map

Fennells elsewhere in Texas

All 2 freedmen named Fennell in Texas

Variations of Fennell

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

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