Chambers County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Nelson Ramear, Chambers County, Texas, 1867

Nelson Ramear registered to vote in Chambers County on August 19, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 of them in Chambers County. The registrar wrote "Emancipation in 1863 in Louisiana" beside his name.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Chambers County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
20 years
In the county
about 1847
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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In Chambers County

Nelson Ramear

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Nelson Ramear
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Chambers County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 19, 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Chambers County
20 years
Years in the precinct
20 years
Naturalized, how
"Emancipation"
Naturalized, when
"1863"
Naturalized, where
"Ga."
Signature, as written
"Nelson Ramean"
Remarks, as written
"Emancipation in 1863 in Louisiana"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Chambers County highlighted
Chambers 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 3 of the Chambers County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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