Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Scott, Burleson County, Texas, 1867
John Scott registered to vote in Burleson County on July 10, 1867. He reported 7 years in Texas, 2 of them in Burleson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Burleson County registered 636 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
- 5 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
John Scott
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Scott
- County of registration
- Burleson County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- July 10, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Burleson County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 8 months
- Years in Texas before Burleson County
- 5 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
5 yearsJohn Scott reported 5 years more in Texas than in Burleson County.
Other freedmen named Scott in Burleson County
- Jno. Scottreached Texas about 1864
Scotts 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 12 of the Burleson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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