Bowie County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Richard Ross, Bowie County, Texas, 1869

Richard Ross registered to vote in Bowie County on July 29, 1869. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace. 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Bowie County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
Richard Ross
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Bowie County
Registered
July 29, 1869
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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