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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Houston County, Texas
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"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Houston County highlighted
Houston 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 1 of the Houston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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