Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
J. Knox, Burleson County, Texas, 1867
J. Knox registered to vote in Burleson County on July 12, 1867. He reported 16 years in Texas, 16 of them in Burleson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Burleson County registered 636 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.
- 16 years
- In Texas
- 16 years
- In the county
- about 1851
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1851 to 1870
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In Burleson County
J. Knox
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- J. Knox
- County of registration
- Burleson County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- July 12, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 16 years
- Years in Burleson County
- 16 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 months
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Knox in Burleson County
- Alfred Knoxreached Texas about 1848
- Allen Knoxreached Texas about 1853
- Con. Knoxreached Texas about 1851
- Halsey Knoxreached Texas about 1848
- Stephen Knoxreached Texas about 1852
Knoxes elsewhere in Texas
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 15 of the Burleson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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