Wilson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Lee Jackson, Wilson County, Texas, 1867

Lee Jackson registered to vote in Wilson County on July 11, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 3 of them in Wilson County. 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Wilson County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1864
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Wilson County

Lee Jackson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Lee Jackson
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Wilson County
Precinct
1
Place of residence
Wilson County
Registered
July 11, 1867
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Wilson County
3 years
Years in the precinct
1 month
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Wilson County highlighted
Wilson County on the 1870 county map

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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