Wilson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Jenkins, Jr., Wilson County, Texas, 1867
John Jenkins, Jr. registered to vote in Wilson County on July 13, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Wilson County registered 97 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
- 14 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
John Jenkins, Jr.
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Jenkins, Jr.
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Wilson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Place of residence
- Wilson County
- Registered
- July 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Wilson County
- 6 months
- Years in the precinct
- 6 months
- Years in Texas before Wilson County
- 14 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
14 yearsJohn Jenkins, Jr. reported 14 years more in Texas than in Wilson County.
Variations of Jenkins, Jr.
- Jenkins 57
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 2 of the Wilson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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