Houston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George N. Bonypart, Houston County, Texas, 1867

George N. Bonypart registered to vote in Houston County on July 23, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Houston County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
14 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Houston County

George N. Bonypart

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George N. Bonypart
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Houston County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 23, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Houston County
14 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"George H. Honeyhart"
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 3 of the Houston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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