Bowie County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Edward Gary, Bowie County, Texas, 1869

Edward Gary registered to vote in Bowie County on November 24, 1869. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bowie County registered 462 freedmen in 1867, 55% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Bowie County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
about 1855
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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In Bowie County

Edward Gary

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Edward Gary
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Bowie County
Precinct
3
Registered
November 24, 1869
Years in Texas
14 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bowie County highlighted
Bowie County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Gary in Bowie County

  • Frank Garyborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1860

Garys elsewhere in Texas

All 11 freedmen named Gary in Texas

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 20 of the Bowie County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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