Chambers County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Palmer, Chambers County, Texas, 1867

John Palmer registered to vote in Chambers County on August 7, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Emancipation in 1863 in Texas" beside his name.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Chambers County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Chambers County

John Palmer

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Palmer
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Chambers County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 7, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Chambers County
6 months
Years in the precinct
2 years 6 months
Naturalized, how
"Emancipation"
Naturalized, when
"1863"
Naturalized, where
"Texas"
Signature, as written
"John Shirkind"
Remarks, as written
"Emancipation in 1863 in Texas"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Chambers County highlighted
Chambers County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Palmer in Chambers County

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All 22 freedmen named Palmer 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 Chambers County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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