San Augustine County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Ned Smith, San Augustine County, Texas, 1867

Ned Smith registered to vote in San Augustine County on August 22, 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
about 1855
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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In San Augustine County

Ned Smith

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Ned Smith
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
San Augustine County
Precinct
12
Registered
August 22, 1867
Years in Texas
12 months
Years in San Augustine County
12 months
Years in the precinct
12 months
Signature, as written
"Ted Smith"
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 4 of the San Augustine County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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