Bowie County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Isaac Russel, Bowie County, Texas, 1869

Isaac Russel registered to vote in Bowie County on July 17, 1869. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Bowie County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1859
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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In Bowie County

Isaac Russel

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Isaac Russel
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Bowie County
Precinct
2
Registered
July 17, 1869
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Bowie County
10 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bowie County highlighted
Bowie County on the 1870 county map

Russels elsewhere in Texas

All 7 freedmen named Russel in Texas

Variations of Russel

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

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