San Patricio County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Martin Choate, San Patricio County, Texas, 1867
Martin Choate registered to vote in San Patricio County on June 29 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 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.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
Martin Choate
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Martin Choate
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- San Patricio County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- June 29 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in San Patricio County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored Voter"
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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