Montague County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Randolph Veasy, Montague County, Texas, 1867

Randolph Veasy registered to vote in Montague County on October 5, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 of them in Montague County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Montague County registered 5 freedmen in 1867, 2% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Montague County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Montague County

Randolph Veasy

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Randolph Veasy
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Montague County
Precinct
2
Registered
October 5, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Montague County
4 years
Years in the precinct
4 years
Signature, as written
"Randolph his x mark Perry"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Montague County highlighted
Montague 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 4 of the Montague County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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