Jackson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Edward, Jackson County, Texas, 1868
John Edward registered to vote in Jackson County on January 29, 1868. He reported 10 years in Texas, 10 of them in Jackson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Jackson County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 50% of its voters.
- 10 years
- In Texas
- 10 years
- In the county
- about 1858
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1858 to 1870
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In Jackson County
John Edward
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Edward
- County of registration
- Jackson County
- Registered
- January 29, 1868
- Years in Texas
- 10 years
- Years in Jackson County
- 10 years
- Years in the precinct
- 10 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Edward in Jackson County
- Gwin Edwardreached Texas about 1866
Edwards elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Edward
- Edwards 94
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 11 of the Jackson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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