Nueces County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Harrison May, Nueces County, Texas, 1869

William Harrison May registered to vote in Nueces County on November 16, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 17 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
17 years
In Texas
17 years
In the county

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Nueces County

William Harrison May

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Harrison May
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Nueces County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 16, 1869
Years in Texas
17 years
Years in Nueces County
17 years
Years in the precinct
17 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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