Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Ben. Perkins, Burleson County, Texas, 1867

Ben. Perkins registered to vote in Burleson County on August 1, 1867. He reported 7 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Burleson County registered 636 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Registered in Burleson County, Texas
7 years
In Texas
about 1860
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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In Burleson County

Ben. Perkins

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Ben. Perkins
County of registration
Burleson County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 1, 1867
Years in Texas
7 years 6 months
Years in Burleson County
2 months
Years in the precinct
2 months
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Burleson County highlighted
Burleson 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 25 of the Burleson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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