Wilson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Rogers, Wilson County, Texas, 1867

James Rogers registered to vote in Wilson County on July 22, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 3 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Wilson County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
about 1864
Reached Texas
2 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Wilson County

James Rogers

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Rogers
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Wilson County
Precinct
7
Place of residence
Wilson County
Registered
July 22, 1867
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Wilson County
6 months
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Wilson County
2 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

2 years

James Rogers reported 2 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 4 of the Wilson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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