Nueces County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Amos B. Philips, Nueces County, Texas, 1867

Amos B. Philips registered to vote in Nueces County on June 22, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace. 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 Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Nueces County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
3 years
In the county
about 1867
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Nueces County

Amos B. Philips

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Amos B. Philips
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Nueces County
Precinct
1
Registered
June 22, 1867
Years in Texas
5 months
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

Variations of Philips

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

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