Van Zandt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Isbell, Van Zandt County, Texas, 1867

John Isbell registered to vote in Van Zandt County on August 2, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas, 1 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Van Zandt County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1865
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Van Zandt County

John Isbell

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Isbell
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Van Zandt County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 2, 1867
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in Van Zandt County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Van Zandt County
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

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

John Isbell reported 1 year more in Texas than in Van Zandt 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 11 of the Van Zandt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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