McLennan County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jerry Jackson, McLennan County, Texas, 1869

Jerry Jackson registered to vote in McLennan County on November 25, 1869. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. McLennan County registered 1,109 freedmen in 1867, 48% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Registered in McLennan County, Texas

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jerry Jackson
County of registration
McLennan County
Registered
November 25, 1869
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with McLennan County highlighted
McLennan 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 56 of the McLennan County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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