Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Moses Boon, Bexar County, Texas, 1869

Moses Boon registered to vote in Bexar County on November 22, 1869. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 20 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Bexar County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
about 1849
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1849 to 1870

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In Bexar County

Moses Boon

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Moses Boon
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Bexar County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 22, 1869
Years in Texas
20 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bexar County highlighted
Bexar County on the 1870 county map

Boons elsewhere in Texas

All 7 freedmen named Boon in Texas

Variations of Boon

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

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