Bowie County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Soloman Riley, Bowie County, Texas, 1869

Soloman Riley registered to vote in Bowie County on July 29, 1869. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 3 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Bowie County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
20 years
In the county
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Bowie County

Soloman Riley

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Soloman Riley
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Bowie County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 29, 1869
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Bowie County
20 years
Years in the precinct
20 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bowie County highlighted
Bowie 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 10 of the Bowie County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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