Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Peter Harvey, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867

Peter Harvey registered to vote in Brazoria County on August 21, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 1 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Brazoria County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1851
Reached Texas
15 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1851 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Brazoria County

Peter Harvey

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Peter Harvey
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Brazoria County
Registered
August 21, 1867
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in Brazoria County
1 year
Years in Texas before 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

Elsewhere in Texas

15 years

Peter Harvey reported 15 years more in Texas than 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 25 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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