Houston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Ransom Kitchens, Houston County, Texas, 1867

Ransom Kitchens registered to vote in Houston County on August 6, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 5 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Houston County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
5 years
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Houston County

Ransom Kitchens

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Ransom Kitchens
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Houston County
Precinct
8
Registered
August 6, 1867
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Houston County
5 years
Years in the precinct
1 month
Signature, as written
"Andrew Phillips"
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 8 of the Houston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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