Jasper County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Traylor, Jasper County, Texas, 1867

Charles Traylor registered to vote in Jasper County on August 20, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas. 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Jasper County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
about 1865
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Jasper County

Charles Traylor

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Traylor
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Jasper County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 20, 1867
Years in Texas
2 years
Signature, as written
"Charles L Taylor"
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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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 3 of the Jasper County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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