Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Stephen Ray, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867

Stephen Ray registered to vote in Brazoria County on August 3, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Brazoria County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1860
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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In Brazoria County

Stephen Ray

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Stephen Ray
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Brazoria County
Registered
August 3, 1867
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Brazoria County
7 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 Ray in Brazoria County

  • Isaac Rayborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1859
  • James Rayborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1846
  • John Rayborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1860

Rays elsewhere in Texas

All 18 freedmen named Ray 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 6 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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