Bastrop County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Spell, Bastrop County, Texas, 1868

George Spell registered to vote in Bastrop County on January 29, 1868. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored Voter" beside his name. Bastrop County registered 946 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Bastrop County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1867
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Bastrop County

George Spell

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Spell
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Bastrop County
Precinct
1
Registered
January 29, 1868
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Bastrop County
1 month
Years in the precinct
1 month
Remarks, as written
"Colored Voter"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bastrop County highlighted
Bastrop County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Spell in Bastrop County

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 40 of the Bastrop County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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