Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Richard Falkin, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867

Richard Falkin registered to vote in Brazoria County on August 24, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 3 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
3 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1864
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Brazoria County

Richard Falkin

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Richard Falkin
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Brazoria County
Registered
August 24, 1867
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Brazoria County
3 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 30 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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