Angelina County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Benjamin Mott, Angelina County, Texas, 1867

Benjamin Mott registered to vote in Angelina County on August 21, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Angelina County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Angelina County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Angelina County

Benjamin Mott

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Benjamin Mott
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Angelina County
Precinct
Githiland
Place of residence
Angelina County
Registered
August 21, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Angelina County
15 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Angelina County highlighted
Angelina 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 6 of the Angelina County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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