Nueces County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Scott, Nueces County, Texas, 1867
James Scott registered to vote in Nueces County on June 20, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Nueces County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Nueces County registered 69 freedmen in 1867, 13% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
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In Nueces County
James Scott
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Scott
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Nueces County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- June 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Nueces County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Scotts elsewhere in Texas
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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