Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Nelson Mack, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867

Nelson Mack registered to vote in Brazoria County on August 12, 1867. He reported Louisiana 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Brazoria County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
20 years
In the county
about 1847
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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In Brazoria County

Nelson Mack

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Nelson Mack
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Brazoria County
Registered
August 12, 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Brazoria County
20 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
  • James Mackborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1853
  • 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

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

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