Houston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jack Lee, Houston County, Texas, 1867

Jack Lee registered to vote in Houston County on August 6, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Houston County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
11 years
In Texas
11 years
In the county
about 1856
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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In Houston County

Jack Lee

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jack Lee
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Houston County
Precinct
8
Registered
August 6, 1867
Years in Texas
11 years
Years in Houston County
11 years
Years in the precinct
11 years
Signature, as written
"Jacob Geo."
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 9 of the Houston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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