Parker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Barber, Parker County, Texas, 1867

John Barber registered to vote in Parker County on August 30, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Parker County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Parker County registered 81 freedmen in 1867, 10% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Parker County, Texas
Alabama
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 Parker County

John Barber

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Barber
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Parker County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 30, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Parker County
12 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Parker County highlighted
Parker 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 12 of the Parker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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