Nueces County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Emanuel Willett, Nueces County, Texas, 1869

Emanuel Willett registered to vote in Nueces County on November 26, 1869. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 1 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Nueces County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1849
Reached Texas
19 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1849 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Nueces County

Emanuel Willett

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Emanuel Willett
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Nueces County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 26, 1869
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Nueces County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Nueces County
19 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Nueces County highlighted
Nueces County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

19 years

Emanuel Willett reported 19 years more in Texas than in Nueces County.

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

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