Starr County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Amio Richards, Starr County, Texas, 1869

Amio Richards registered to vote in Starr County on November 22, 1869. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 3 of them in Starr County. The registrar wrote "Colored voter" beside his name. Starr County registered 7 freedmen in 1867, 5% of its voters.

Born in Louisiana, registered in Starr County, Texas

Louisiana
Birthplace: 3 years
In Texas: 3 years
In the county: about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In Starr County

Amio Richards

Texas

Name: Amio Richards
Place of birth: Louisiana
County of registration: Starr County
Precinct: 1
Registered: November 22, 1869
Years in Texas: 3 years
Years in Starr County: 3 years
Years in the precinct: 3 years
Remarks, as written: "Colored voter"

Starr County on the 1870 county map

Richardses elsewhere in Texas

All 32 freedmen named Richards in Texas

Variations of Richards

Richardson 64
Richard 21

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 Starr County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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