Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jessie Mason, Brazoria County, Texas, 1869

Jessie Mason registered to vote in Brazoria County on November 19, 1869. He reported Tennessee 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Brazoria County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
27 years
In Texas
28 years
In the county
about 1842
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1842 to 1870

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In Brazoria County

Jessie Mason

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jessie Mason
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Brazoria County
Precinct
2
Registered
November 19, 1869
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

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

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