Matagorda County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Lucious Fletcher, Matagorda County, Texas, 1867

Lucious Fletcher registered to vote in Matagorda County on August 13, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 18 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Matagorda County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
18 years
In Texas
18 years
In the county
about 1849
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1849 to 1870

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In Matagorda County

Lucious Fletcher

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Lucious Fletcher
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Matagorda County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 13, 1867
Years in Texas
18 years
Years in Matagorda County
18 years
Years in the precinct
8 months
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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