Matagorda County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Antony Martin, Matagorda County, Texas, 1867

Antony Martin registered to vote in Matagorda County on August 7, 1867. He reported Florida as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 3 of them in Matagorda County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Matagorda County registered 174 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Florida and Texas marked
Born in Florida, registered in Matagorda County, Texas
Florida
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 Matagorda County

Antony Martin

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Antony Martin
Place of birth
Florida
County of registration
Matagorda County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 7, 1867
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Matagorda County
3 years
Years in the precinct
3 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Matagorda County highlighted
Matagorda 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 2 of the Matagorda County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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