Van Zandt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jack Blackwell, Van Zandt County, Texas, 1867

Jack Blackwell registered to vote in Van Zandt County on July 3, 1867. He reported 10 years in Texas, 10 of them in Van Zandt County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Van Zandt County registered 153 freedmen in 1867, 17% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Registered in Van Zandt County, Texas
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Van Zandt County

Jack Blackwell

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jack Blackwell
County of registration
Van Zandt County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 3, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Van Zandt County
10 years
Years in the precinct
1 month
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Van Zandt County highlighted
Van Zandt County on the 1870 county map

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 Van Zandt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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