Houston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Moses Kettrell, Houston County, Texas, 1867
Moses Kettrell registered to vote in Houston County on July 22, 1867. He reported Florida as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 of them in Houston County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Houston County registered 963 freedmen in 1867, 50% of its voters.
- Florida
- Birthplace
- 20 years
- In Texas
- 20 years
- In the county
- about 1847
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
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In Houston County
Moses Kettrell
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Moses Kettrell
- Place of birth
- Florida
- County of registration
- Houston County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 22, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 20 years
- Years in Houston County
- 20 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Signature, as written
- "Moses his X mark Mitchell"
- 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 2 of the Houston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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