Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Monroe, Wood County, Texas, 1867
James Monroe registered to vote in Wood County on August 24, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas, 15 of them in Wood County. The registrar wrote "Colored voter" beside his name. Wood County registered 259 freedmen in 1867, 24% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 22 years
- In Texas
- 15 years
- In the county
- 7 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1845 to 1870
James Monroe
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Monroe
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Wood County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 24, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 22 years
- Years in Wood County
- 15 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Wood County
- 7 years
- Signature, as written
- "James Moore"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored voter"
Elsewhere in Texas
7 yearsJames Monroe reported 7 years more in Texas than in Wood County.
Monroes 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 21 of the Wood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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