Wilson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Reese, Wilson County, Texas, 1869

James Reese registered to vote in Wilson County on November 25, 1869. He reported 17 years in Texas, 17 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 Texas marked
Registered in Wilson County, Texas
17 years
In Texas
17 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Wilson County

James Reese

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Reese
County of registration
Wilson County
Precinct
2
Place of residence
Wilson County
Registered
November 25, 1869
Years in Texas
17 years
Years in Wilson County
17 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Wilson County highlighted
Wilson County on the 1870 county map

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 10 of the Wilson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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