San Augustine County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Calvin Sharp, San Augustine County, Texas, 1867

Calvin Sharp registered to vote in San Augustine County on July 20, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. San Augustine County registered 340 freedmen in 1867, 48% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in San Augustine County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
Calvin Sharp
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
San Augustine County
Precinct
4
Registered
July 20, 1867
Signature, as written
"Calvin Sharp"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with San Augustine County highlighted
San Augustine County on the 1870 county map

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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 San Augustine County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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