Angelina County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Isaac Smith, Angelina County, Texas, 1867

Isaac Smith registered to vote in Angelina County on August 17, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 12 of them in Angelina County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Angelina County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
18 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county
about 1849
Reached Texas
6 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1849 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Angelina County

Isaac Smith

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Isaac Smith
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Angelina County
Precinct
Homer
Registered
August 17, 1867
Years in Texas
18 years
Years in Angelina County
12 years
Years in Texas before Angelina County
6 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

6 years

Isaac Smith reported 6 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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