Nueces County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Rogers, Nueces County, Texas, 1867

James Rogers registered to vote in Nueces County on September 27, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 6 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Nueces County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Nueces County

James Rogers

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Rogers
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Nueces County
Precinct
1
Registered
September 27, 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Nueces County
10 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
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 7 of the Nueces County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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