Bee County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Frank Mitchell, Bee County, Texas, 1867

Frank Mitchell registered to vote in Bee County on July 18, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 5 of them in Bee County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bee County registered 10 freedmen in 1867, 8% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Bee County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
5 years
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Bee County

Frank Mitchell

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Frank Mitchell
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Bee County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 18, 1867
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Bee County
5 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bee County highlighted
Bee County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Mitchell

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 1 of the Bee County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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