Chambers County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Chambers County, Texas, 1867

One man registered to vote in Chambers County. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas, 1 of them in Chambers County. The registrar wrote "Emancipation in 1863 in Texas" beside his name.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Chambers County
Texas
Birthplace
22 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Chambers County
Years in Texas
22 years
Years in Chambers County
1 year
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

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. Chambers County's entries fill 8 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.

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