Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Strother Bombay, Bexar County, Texas, 1868

Strother Bombay registered to vote in Bexar County on January 30, 1868. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 13 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
13 years
In Texas
about 1855
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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In Bexar County

Strother Bombay

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Strother Bombay
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Bexar County
Precinct
3
Registered
January 30, 1868
Years in Texas
13 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bexar County highlighted
Bexar County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Bombay 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 39 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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