Starr County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Albert Stafford, Starr County, Texas, 1867

Albert Stafford registered to vote in Starr County on July 23, 1867. He reported Stafford Point, Texas as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas, 1 of them in Starr County. The registrar wrote "Colored voter. Naturalized by Annexation 1846" 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 Stafford Point, Texas, registered in Starr County, Texas
Stafford Point, Texas
Birthplace
22 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1845
Reached Texas
21 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1845 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Starr County

Albert Stafford

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Albert Stafford
Place of birth
Stafford Point, Texas
County of registration
Starr County
Precinct
3
Registered
July 23, 1867
Years in Texas
22 years
Years in Starr County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Starr County
21 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored voter. Naturalized by Annexation 1846"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Starr County highlighted
Starr County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

21 years

Albert Stafford reported 21 years more in Texas than in Starr 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 Starr County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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