Bastrop County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Ivy Bell, Bastrop County, Texas, 1867

Ivy Bell registered to vote in Bastrop County on July 4, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored Voter" beside his name. Bastrop County registered 946 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Bastrop County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
8 years
In Texas
about 1859
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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In Bastrop County

Ivy Bell

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Ivy Bell
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Bastrop County
Precinct
1
Place of residence
Bastrop County
Registered
July 4, 1867
Years in Texas
8 years
Years in the precinct
1 month
Remarks, as written
"Colored Voter"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bastrop County highlighted
Bastrop County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Bell in Bastrop County

  • Bill Bellborn in Arkansas, reached Texas about 1857
  • George Bellborn in Arkansas, reached Texas about 1860
  • James Bellborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1865
  • Major Bellborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1864
  • Martin Bellborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1852

Bells elsewhere in Texas

All 101 freedmen named Bell 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 1 of the Bastrop County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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