Angelina County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Nenley, Angelina County, Texas, 1867

John Nenley registered to vote in Angelina County on August 17, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 of them in Angelina County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Angelina County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Angelina County

John Nenley

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Nenley
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Angelina County
Precinct
Homer
Registered
August 17, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Angelina County
4 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 4 of the Angelina County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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