Angelina County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Amos Benny, Angelina County, Texas, 1867

Amos Benny registered to vote in Angelina County on August 16, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 17 of them in Angelina County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Angelina County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
17 years
In Texas
17 years
In the county
about 1850
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1850 to 1870

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In Angelina County

Amos Benny

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Amos Benny
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Angelina County
Precinct
Homer
Registered
August 16, 1867
Years in Texas
17 years
Years in Angelina County
17 years
Years in the precinct
17 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Angelina County highlighted
Angelina County on the 1870 county map

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All 3 freedmen named Benny 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 3 of the Angelina County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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