Washington County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Joe James, Washington County, Texas, 1864
Joe James registered to vote in Washington County on June 12, 1864. He reported 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Washington County. The registrar wrote "Freedman of Color" beside his name. Washington County registered 2,279 freedmen in 1867, 53% of its voters.
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1857
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1857 to 1870
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In Washington County
Joe James
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Joe James
- County of registration
- Washington County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- June 12, 1864
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Washington County
- 7 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 years
- Naturalized, how
- "County Court"
- Naturalized, when
- "Brenham"
- Naturalized, where
- "August 10th 1850."
- Signature, as written
- "Dick his X mark Moore"
- Remarks, as written
- "Freedman of Color"
Other freedmen named James in Washington County
- Cherry Jamesreached Texas about 1860
Jameses elsewhere in Texas
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 1 of the Washington County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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