Jasper County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Stephen Powell, Jasper County, Texas, 1867

Stephen Powell registered to vote in Jasper County on August 20, 1867. He reported Kentucky 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Jasper County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
Stephen Powell
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Jasper County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 20, 1867
Signature, as written
"Stephen L Powell"
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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