Nueces County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Amos, Nueces County, Texas, 1869

John Amos registered to vote in Nueces County on November 25, 1869. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Nueces County registered 69 freedmen in 1867, 13% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Nueces County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Nueces County

John Amos

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Amos
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Nueces County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 25, 1869
Years in Texas
16 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Nueces County highlighted
Nueces 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 12 of the Nueces County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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