Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Mack, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867

James Mack registered to vote in Brazoria County on July 31, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Brazoria County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
14 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Brazoria County

James Mack

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Mack
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Brazoria County
Registered
July 31, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Brazoria County
14 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 Mack in Brazoria County

  • Henry Mackborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1846
  • Jeff Mackborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1848
  • John Mackborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1838
  • John Mackborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1838
  • Nelson Mackborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1847

Macks elsewhere in Texas

All 23 freedmen named Mack 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 3 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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