Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Abram Rucker, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867

Abram Rucker registered to vote in Brazoria County on August 15, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace. 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Brazoria County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
Abram Rucker
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Brazoria County
Registered
August 15, 1867
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 21 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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