Nueces County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Fagan, Nueces County, Texas, 1868

William Fagan registered to vote in Nueces County on January 31, 1868. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 1 of them in Nueces County. 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Nueces County
Texas
Birthplace
8 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
7 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Nueces County

William Fagan

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Fagan
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Nueces County
Precinct
1
Registered
January 31, 1868
Years in Texas
8 years
Years in Nueces County
1 year
Years in Texas before Nueces County
7 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Nueces County highlighted
Nueces County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

7 years

William Fagan reported 7 years more in Texas than in Nueces County.

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 7 of the Nueces County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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