Jasper County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Morgin Good, Jasper County, Texas, 1867

Morgin Good registered to vote in Jasper County on August 19, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Jasper County registered 310 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Jasper County
Texas
Birthplace

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
Morgin Good
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Jasper County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 19, 1867
Signature, as written
"Morgan his X mark Good"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Jasper County highlighted
Jasper County on the 1870 county map

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Variations of Good

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 2 of the Jasper County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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