San Patricio County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Reid, San Patricio County, Texas, 1867

Henry Reid registered to vote in San Patricio County on July 17, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 2 of them in San Patricio County. The registrar wrote "Colored Voter Transfered to Nueces County" beside his name. San Patricio County registered 16 freedmen in 1867, 16% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in San Patricio County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
13 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas
11 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In San Patricio County

Henry Reid

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Reid
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
San Patricio County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 17, 1867
Years in Texas
13 years
Years in San Patricio County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before San Patricio County
11 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored Voter Transfered to Nueces County"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with San Patricio County highlighted
San Patricio County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

11 years

Henry Reid reported 11 years more in Texas than in San Patricio County.

Reids elsewhere in Texas

All 9 freedmen named Reid 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 2 of the San Patricio County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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