Angelina County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Stephen Skillen, Angelina County, Texas, 1867

Stephen Skillen registered to vote in Angelina County on August 17, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 1 of them in Angelina County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Angelina County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas
4 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Angelina County

Stephen Skillen

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Stephen Skillen
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Angelina County
Precinct
Homer
Registered
August 17, 1867
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Angelina County
1 year
Years in Texas before 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

Elsewhere in Texas

4 years

Stephen Skillen reported 4 years 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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