Houston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Bozemore, Houston County, Texas, 1867
John Bozemore registered to vote in Houston County on July 20, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 16 of them in Houston County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Houston County registered 963 freedmen in 1867, 50% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 16 years
- In Texas
- 16 years
- In the county
- about 1851
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1851 to 1870
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In Houston County
John Bozemore
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Bozemore
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Houston County
- Precinct
- 7
- Registered
- July 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 16 years
- Years in Houston County
- 16 years
- Signature, as written
- "John Rozeman"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 Houston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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