Matagorda County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Randal, Matagorda County, Texas, 1867
James Randal registered to vote in Matagorda County on August 5, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 25 years in Texas, 25 of them in Matagorda County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Matagorda County registered 174 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 25 years
- In Texas
- 25 years
- In the county
- about 1842
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1842 to 1870
James Randal
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Randal
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Matagorda County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 5, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 25 years
- Years in Matagorda County
- 25 years
- Years in the precinct
- 25 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Randals elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Randal
- Randall 25
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 1 of the Matagorda County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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