Wilson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Nians, Wilson County, Texas, 1867
James Nians registered to vote in Wilson County on July 12, 1867. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 45 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Wilson County registered 97 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Maryland
- Birthplace
- 45 years
- In Texas
- about 1822
- Reached Texas
- 44 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1822 to 1870
James Nians
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Nians
- Place of birth
- Maryland
- County of registration
- Wilson County
- Precinct
- 6
- Place of residence
- Wilson County
- Registered
- July 12, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 45 years
- Years in Wilson County
- 7 months
- Years in the precinct
- 7 months
- Years in Texas before Wilson County
- 44 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
44 yearsJames Nians reported 44 years more in Texas than in Wilson County.
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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