Bowie County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Jackson, Bowie County, Texas, 1869

William Jackson registered to vote in Bowie County on July 20, 1869. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Bowie County. 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
12 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Bowie County

William Jackson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Jackson
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Bowie County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 20, 1869
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Bowie County
12 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bowie County highlighted
Bowie County on the 1870 county map

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

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