Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Jackson, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867

James Jackson registered to vote in Brazoria County on August 14, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 27 years in Texas. 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
27 years
In Texas
28 years
In the county
about 1840
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1840 to 1870

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In Brazoria County

James Jackson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Jackson
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Brazoria County
Registered
August 14, 1867
Years in Texas
27 years
Years in Brazoria County
28 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 Jackson in Brazoria County

Jacksons elsewhere in Texas

All 521 freedmen named Jackson in Texas

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

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