Matagorda County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Petiway, Matagorda County, Texas, 1867
John Petiway registered to vote in Matagorda County on August 13, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas, 22 of them in Matagorda County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Matagorda County registered 174 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 22 years
- In Texas
- 22 years
- In the county
- about 1845
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1845 to 1870
John Petiway
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Petiway
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Matagorda County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 22 years
- Years in Matagorda County
- 22 years
- Years in the precinct
- 22 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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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