Maverick County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Van, Maverick County, Texas, 1867
John Van registered to vote in Maverick County on August 20, 1867. He reported 10 years in Texas, 2 of them in Maverick County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Maverick County registered 12 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.
- 10 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1857
- Reached Texas
- 8 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1857 to 1870
John Van
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Van
- County of registration
- Maverick County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 10 years
- Years in Maverick County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Maverick County
- 8 years
- Signature, as written
- "John his X mark Van"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
8 yearsJohn Van reported 8 years more in Texas than in Maverick County.
Other freedmen named Van in Maverick County
- Benjamin Vanreached Texas about 1864
Vans elsewhere 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 Maverick County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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