Jackson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Wilson, Jackson County, Texas, 1867
James Wilson registered to vote in Jackson County on July 8, 1867. He reported 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Jackson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Jackson County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 50% of its voters.
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
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In Jackson County
James Wilson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Wilson
- County of registration
- Jackson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 8, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Jackson County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Wilson in Jackson County
- Henry Wilsonreached Texas about 1862
Wilsons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Wilson
- Willson 12
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 4 of the Jackson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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