Angelina County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Guinn, Angelina County, Texas, 1867

John Guinn registered to vote in Angelina County on August 16, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 7 of them in Angelina County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Angelina County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
8 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1859
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Angelina County

John Guinn

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Guinn
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Angelina County
Precinct
Homer
Registered
August 16, 1867
Years in Texas
8 years
Years in Angelina County
7 years
Years in the precinct
7 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

John Guinn 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 2 of the Angelina County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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