Bastrop County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Freeman Blalock, Bastrop County, Texas, 1867

Freeman Blalock registered to vote in Bastrop County on July 13, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 38 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Bastrop County
Texas
Birthplace
38 years
In Texas
37 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1829 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Bastrop County

Freeman Blalock

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Freeman Blalock
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Bastrop County
Precinct
1
Place of residence
Bastrop County
Registered
July 13, 1867
Years in Texas
38 years
Years in Bastrop County
1 month
Years in the precinct
1 month
Years in Texas before Bastrop County
37 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored Voter"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bastrop County highlighted
Bastrop County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

37 years

Freeman Blalock reported 37 years more in Texas than in Bastrop County.

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 18 of the Bastrop County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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