Refugio County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Monroe Kelly, Refugio County, Texas, 1869

Monroe Kelly registered to vote in Refugio County on Nov. 1869. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Refugio County registered 39 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.

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

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
Monroe Kelly
County of registration
Refugio County
Precinct
1
Registered
Nov. 1869
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Refugio County highlighted
Refugio County on the 1870 county map

Kellys elsewhere in Texas

All 25 freedmen named Kelly in Texas

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

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