Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Porter, Burleson County, Texas, 1869
John Porter registered to vote in Burleson County on November 23, 1869. He reported 5 years in Texas, 5 of them in Burleson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Burleson County registered 636 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.
- 5 years
- In Texas
- 5 years
- In the county
- about 1864
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Burleson County
John Porter
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Porter
- County of registration
- Burleson County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- November 23, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 5 years
- Years in Burleson County
- 5 years
- Years in the precinct
- 5 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Porter in Burleson County
- C. Porterreached Texas about 1843
- Cato Porterreached Texas about 1847
- George Porterreached Texas about 1842
- Marshall Porterreached Texas about 1847
- R. Porterreached Texas about 1847
Porters 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 32 of the Burleson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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