Wise County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Brouder, Wise County, Texas, 1867

John Brouder registered to vote in Wise County on August 22, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Wise County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Wise County registered 9 freedmen in 1867, 3% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Wise County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Wise County

John Brouder

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Brouder
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Wise County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 22, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Wise County
15 years
Years in the precinct
15 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Wise County highlighted
Wise County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Brouder in Wise 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 3 of the Wise County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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