Burnet County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jackson Spencer, Burnet County, Texas, 1867

Jackson Spencer registered to vote in Burnet County. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Burnet County registered 54 freedmen in 1867, 13% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Burnet County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Burnet County

Jackson Spencer

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jackson Spencer
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Burnet County
Precinct
1
Years in Texas
1 year
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Burnet County highlighted
Burnet 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 2 of the Burnet County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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