San Patricio County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Mitchell, San Patricio County, Texas, 1869

George Mitchell registered to vote in San Patricio County on November 20, 1869. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in San Patricio County. The registrar wrote "Colored" 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
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1868
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In San Patricio County

George Mitchell

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Mitchell
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
San Patricio County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 20, 1869
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in San Patricio County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with San Patricio County highlighted
San Patricio County on the 1870 county map

Mitchells elsewhere in Texas

All 68 freedmen named Mitchell in Texas

Variations of Mitchell

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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