Jasper County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Forwood, Jasper County, Texas, 1867

John Forwood registered to vote in Jasper County on August 24, 1867. He reported Alabama 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Jasper County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Forwood
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Jasper County
Registered
August 24, 1867
Signature, as written
"John his X mark Bowers"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Jasper County highlighted
Jasper County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Forwood in Jasper County

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

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