Nueces County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Conner, Nueces County, Texas, 1867

William Conner registered to vote in Nueces County on June 20, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 of them in Nueces County. The registrar wrote "Colored Dead" beside his name. Nueces County registered 69 freedmen in 1867, 13% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Nueces County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Nueces County

William Conner

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Conner
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Nueces County
Precinct
1
Registered
June 20, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Nueces County
4 years
Years in the precinct
4 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored Dead"
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 2 of the Nueces County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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