Nueces County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James W. Gilbert, Nueces County, Texas, 1869

James W. Gilbert registered to vote in Nueces County on November 17, 1869. He reported Pennsylvania as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 3 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 Pennsylvania and Texas marked
Born in Pennsylvania, registered in Nueces County, Texas
Pennsylvania
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Nueces County

James W. Gilbert

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James W. Gilbert
Place of birth
Pennsylvania
County of registration
Nueces County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 17, 1869
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Nueces County
3 years
Years in the precinct
3 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 8 of the Nueces County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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