Houston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Price, Houston County, Texas, 1867
John Price registered to vote in Houston County on August 6, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Houston County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Houston County registered 963 freedmen in 1867, 50% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
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In Houston County
John Price
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Price
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Houston County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 6, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Houston County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 months
- Signature, as written
- "John Price"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Prices elsewhere in Texas
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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