Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
J. Mitchell, Burleson County, Texas, 1867
J. Mitchell registered to vote in Burleson County on July 11, 1867. He reported 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Burleson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Burleson County registered 636 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.
- 8 years
- In Texas
- 8 years
- In the county
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
1859186018621864186618681870
In Burleson County
J. Mitchell
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- J. Mitchell
- County of registration
- Burleson County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- July 11, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Years in Burleson County
- 8 years
- Years in the precinct
- 8 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Mitchell in Burleson County
- Ben. Mitchellreached Texas about 1853
- John Mitchellreached Texas about 1850
- L. Mitchellreached Texas about 1862
Mitchells elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Mitchell
- Mitchel 28
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 13 of the Burleson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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