Nueces County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William McDaniels, Nueces County, Texas, 1867

William McDaniels registered to vote in Nueces County on September 26, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 2 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Nueces County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
about 1865
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Nueces County

William McDaniels

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William McDaniels
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Nueces County
Precinct
1
Registered
September 26, 1867
Years in Texas
2 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Nueces County highlighted
Nueces County on the 1870 county map

Variations of McDaniels

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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