Maverick County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Bell, Maverick County, Texas, 1867

John Bell registered to vote in Maverick County on August 5, 1867. He reported 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Maverick County registered 12 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Registered in Maverick County, Texas
1 year
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Maverick County

John Bell

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Bell
County of registration
Maverick County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 5, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Maverick County
1 month
Years in the precinct
1 month
Signature, as written
"John his X mark Bell"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Maverick County highlighted
Maverick 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 1 of the Maverick County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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