San Patricio County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Thomas Brocon, San Patricio County, Texas, 1867

Thomas Brocon registered to vote in San Patricio County on July 12, 1867. He reported Massachusetts as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 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 Massachusetts and Texas marked
Born in Massachusetts, registered in San Patricio County, Texas
Massachusetts
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In San Patricio County

Thomas Brocon

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Thomas Brocon
Place of birth
Massachusetts
County of registration
San Patricio County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 12, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in San Patricio County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored Voter"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with San Patricio County highlighted
San Patricio 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 1 of the San Patricio County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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