Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Flernoy, Wood County, Texas, 1869

James Flernoy registered to vote in Wood County on November 17, 1869. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 27 years in Texas, 27 of them in Wood County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Wood County registered 259 freedmen in 1867, 24% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Wood County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
27 years
In Texas
27 years
In the county
about 1842
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1842 to 1870

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In Wood County

James Flernoy

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Flernoy
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Wood County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 17, 1869
Years in Texas
27 years
Years in Wood County
27 years
Years in the precinct
27 years
Signature, as written
"James Fleming"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Wood County highlighted
Wood 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 25 of the Wood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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