Van Zandt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

N.W.B. Branch, Van Zandt County, Texas, 1867

N.W.B. Branch registered to vote in Van Zandt County on August 6, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas, 2 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Van Zandt County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1865
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Van Zandt County

N.W.B. Branch

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
N.W.B. Branch
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Van Zandt County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 6, 1867
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in Van Zandt County
2 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Van Zandt County highlighted
Van Zandt County on the 1870 county map

Branches elsewhere in Texas

All 37 freedmen named Branch 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 12 of the Van Zandt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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