San Patricio County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Reiley, San Patricio County, Texas, 1867
John Reiley registered to vote in San Patricio County on July 27, 1867. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 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.
- Maryland
- Birthplace
- 10 years
- In Texas
- 10 years
- In the county
- about 1857
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1857 to 1870
John Reiley
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Reiley
- Place of birth
- Maryland
- County of registration
- San Patricio County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- July 27, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 10 years
- Years in San Patricio County
- 10 years
- Years in the precinct
- 10 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 2 of the San Patricio County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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