Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Benjamin Bailey, Bexar County, Texas, 1869

Benjamin Bailey registered to vote in Bexar County on November 18, 1869. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bexar County registered 500 freedmen in 1867, 22% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Bexar County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
18 years
In Texas
about 1851
Reached Texas
17 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1851 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Bexar County

Benjamin Bailey

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Benjamin Bailey
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Bexar County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 18, 1869
Years in Texas
18 years
Years in Bexar County
10 months
Years in Texas before Bexar County
17 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bexar County highlighted
Bexar County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

17 years

Benjamin Bailey reported 17 years more in Texas than in Bexar County.

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 45 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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