Jackson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Thomas Sayles, Jackson County, Texas, 1867

Thomas Sayles registered to vote in Jackson County on September 24, 1867. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Jackson County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 50% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Registered in Jackson County, Texas

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
Thomas Sayles
County of registration
Jackson County
Registered
September 24, 1867
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Jackson County highlighted
Jackson County on the 1870 county map

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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 10 of the Jackson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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