Matagorda County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Alfred Franter, Matagorda County, Texas, 1867

Alfred Franter registered to vote in Matagorda County on August 9, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 37 years in Texas, 37 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Matagorda County
Texas
Birthplace
37 years
In Texas
37 years
In the county

What the register records

From about 1830 to 1870

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In Matagorda County

Alfred Franter

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Alfred Franter
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Matagorda County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 9, 1867
Years in Texas
37 years
Years in Matagorda County
37 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"His mark"
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 3 of the Matagorda County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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