Jackson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Ross, Jackson County, Texas, 1867
John Ross registered to vote in Jackson County on July 16, 1867. He reported 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Jackson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Jackson County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 50% of its voters.
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
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In Jackson County
John Ross
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Ross
- County of registration
- Jackson County
- Registered
- July 16, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Jackson County
- 7 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Ross in Jackson County
- Ellisin Rossreached Texas about 1842
- James Rossreached Texas about 1846
Rosses 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 8 of the Jackson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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