Bastrop County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Powell, Bastrop County, Texas, 1867
James Powell registered to vote in Bastrop County on July 9, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored Voter" beside his name. Bastrop County registered 946 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 4 years
- In Texas
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
- 3 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
James Powell
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Powell
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Bastrop County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 9, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Bastrop County
- 1 month
- Years in the precinct
- 1 month
- Years in Texas before Bastrop County
- 3 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored Voter"
Elsewhere in Texas
3 yearsJames Powell reported 3 years more in Texas than in Bastrop County.
Other freedmen named Powell in Bastrop County
- Henry Powellborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1863
- John Powellborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1858
- John Powellborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1862
- Robert Powellborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1854
Powells elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Powell
- Powel 5
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 9 of the Bastrop County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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