Lamar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Garrett Samuel, Lamar County, Texas, 1867

Garrett Samuel registered to vote in Lamar County on July 4, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 6 of them in Lamar County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Lamar County registered 772 freedmen in 1867, 30% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Lamar County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
6 years
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Lamar County

Garrett Samuel

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Garrett Samuel
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Lamar County
Precinct
6
Registered
July 4, 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Lamar County
6 years
Years in the precinct
4 years
Signature, as written
"Samuel Garrett"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Lamar County highlighted
Lamar County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Samuel

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 Lamar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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