Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Parks, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867

James Parks registered to vote in Brazoria County on September 24, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 13 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Brazoria County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
13 years
In Texas
13 years
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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In Brazoria County

James Parks

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Parks
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Brazoria County
Registered
September 24, 1867
Years in Texas
13 years
Years in Brazoria County
13 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 Parks in Brazoria County

Parkses elsewhere in Texas

All 13 freedmen named Parks 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 34 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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