San Augustine County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Berry, San Augustine County, Texas, 1867
John Berry registered to vote in San Augustine County on August 14, 1867. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in San Augustine County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. San Augustine County registered 340 freedmen in 1867, 48% of its voters.
- Maryland
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
John Berry
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Berry
- Place of birth
- Maryland
- County of registration
- San Augustine County
- Precinct
- 6
- Registered
- August 14, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in San Augustine County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Signature, as written
- "John Perry"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Berry in San Augustine County
- James Berryborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1866
- Lewis Berryborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1866
- Mack Berryborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1866
- Sam Berryborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1866
Berrys elsewhere in Texas
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 10 of the San Augustine County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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