Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William James, Brazoria County, Texas, 1869
William James registered to vote in Brazoria County on November 24, 1869. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 of them in Brazoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 20 years
- In Texas
- 20 years
- In the county
- about 1849
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1849 to 1870
William James
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William James
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Brazoria County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- November 24, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 20 years
- Years in Brazoria County
- 20 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named James in Brazoria County
- Alvis Jamesborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1842
- Charles Jamesborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1847
- Everett Jamesborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1851
- Henry Jamesborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1855
- Henry Jamesborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1837
Jameses elsewhere 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 39 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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