Angelina County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Sammuel French, Angelina County, Texas, 1867

Sammuel French registered to vote in Angelina County on August 17, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 9 of them in Angelina County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Angelina County
Texas
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
9 years
In the county
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Angelina County

Sammuel French

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Sammuel French
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Angelina County
Precinct
Homer
Registered
August 17, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Angelina County
9 years
Years in Texas before Angelina County
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Angelina County highlighted
Angelina County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

Sammuel French reported 1 year more in Texas than in Angelina 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 4 of the Angelina County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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