Wilson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Anthony Jackson, Wilson County, Texas, 1867

George Anthony Jackson registered to vote in Wilson County on July 10, 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Wilson County registered 97 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Missouri and Texas marked
Born in Missouri, registered in Wilson County, Texas
Missouri
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
about 1861
Reached Texas
5 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Wilson County

George Anthony Jackson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Anthony Jackson
Place of birth
Missouri
County of registration
Wilson County
Precinct
1
Place of residence
Wilson County
Registered
July 10, 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Wilson County
11 months
Years in the precinct
11 months
Years in Texas before Wilson County
5 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Wilson County highlighted
Wilson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

5 years

George Anthony Jackson reported 5 years more in Texas than in Wilson County.

Other freedmen named Jackson in Wilson County

Jacksons elsewhere in Texas

All 521 freedmen named Jackson 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 1 of the Wilson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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