Starr County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Louis Romain, Starr County, Texas, 1869

Louis Romain registered to vote in Starr County on November 22, 1869. He reported New Orleans, Louisiana as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored voter" beside his name. Starr County registered 7 freedmen in 1867, 5% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, registered in Starr County, Texas
New Orleans, Louisiana
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1867
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Starr County

Louis Romain

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Louis Romain
Place of birth
New Orleans, Louisiana
County of registration
Starr County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 22, 1869
Years in Texas
1 year 9 months
Years in Starr County
3 months
Years in the precinct
3 months
Remarks, as written
"Colored voter"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Starr County highlighted
Starr County on the 1870 county map

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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