Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Porter, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867
James Porter registered to vote in Brazoria County on August 14, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Brazoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 15 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
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In Brazoria County
James Porter
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Porter
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Brazoria County
- Registered
- August 14, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Brazoria County
- 15 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Porter in Brazoria County
- Calvin Porterborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1852
- Edward Porterborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1827
- Josiah Porterborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1827
- Philip Porterborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1847
- Soloman Porterborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1852
Porters 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 20 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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