Nueces County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Mark McFavor, Nueces County, Texas, 1869

Mark McFavor registered to vote in Nueces County on November 23, 1869. He reported Africa as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 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 Africa, registered in Nueces County, Texas
Africa
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1859
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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In Nueces County

Mark McFavor

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Mark McFavor
Place of birth
Africa
County of registration
Nueces County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 23, 1869
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Nueces County
10 years
Years in the precinct
10 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 11 of the Nueces County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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