Bastrop County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Rufian Critendon, Bastrop County, Texas, 1867

Rufian Critendon registered to vote in Bastrop County on July 4, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 30 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
30 years
In Texas

What the register records

From about 1837 to 1870

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In Bastrop County

Rufian Critendon

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Rufian Critendon
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Bastrop County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 4, 1867
Years in Texas
30 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 Critendon 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 1 of the Bastrop County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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