Houston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jourdan Lovelady, Houston County, Texas, 1867

Jourdan Lovelady registered to vote in Houston County on August 6, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 3 of them in Houston County. The registrar wrote "Colored. Had been in the precinct for six months, not a full year" beside his name. Houston County registered 963 freedmen in 1867, 50% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Houston County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1864
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Houston County

Jourdan Lovelady

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jourdan Lovelady
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Houston County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 6, 1867
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Houston County
3 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"Jourdan Loveday"
Remarks, as written
"Colored. Had been in the precinct for six months, not a full year"
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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