San Augustine County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Locket, San Augustine County, Texas, 1867

William Locket registered to vote in San Augustine County on August 14, 1867. He reported Texas 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in San Augustine County
Texas
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In San Augustine County

William Locket

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Locket
Place of birth
Texas
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
"William Locket"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with San Augustine County highlighted
San Augustine County on the 1870 county map

Lockets elsewhere in Texas

All 4 freedmen named Locket in Texas

Variations of Locket

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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