San Patricio County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Amos, San Patricio County, Texas, 1868

John Amos registered to vote in San Patricio County on January 31, 1868. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 6 of them in San Patricio County. The registrar wrote "Colored Voter" beside his name. San Patricio County registered 16 freedmen in 1867, 16% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in San Patricio County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
6 years
In the county
about 1858
Reached Texas
4 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1858 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In San Patricio County

John Amos

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Amos
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
San Patricio County
Precinct
1
Registered
January 31, 1868
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in San Patricio County
6 years
Years in the precinct
6 years
Years in Texas before San Patricio County
4 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored Voter"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with San Patricio County highlighted
San Patricio County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

4 years

John Amos reported 4 years more in Texas than in San Patricio County.

Amoses elsewhere in Texas

All 10 freedmen named Amos 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 3 of the San Patricio County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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