Jackson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
King Parson, Jackson County, Texas, 1867
King Parson registered to vote in Jackson County on July 1, 1867. He reported 38 years in Texas, 38 of them in Jackson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Jackson County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 50% of its voters.
- 38 years
- In Texas
- 38 years
- In the county
- about 1829
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1829 to 1870
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In Jackson County
King Parson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- King Parson
- County of registration
- Jackson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 1, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 38 years
- Years in Jackson County
- 38 years
- Years in the precinct
- 38 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Parson in Jackson County
- Jeff Parsonreached Texas about 1831
- King Parsonreached Texas about 1848
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 1 of the Jackson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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