Kaufman County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Isaac Deerman, Kaufman County, Texas, 1867

Isaac Deerman registered to vote in Kaufman County on August 14, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored. Under age" beside his name. Kaufman County registered 189 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Kaufman County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
about 1865
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Kaufman County

Isaac Deerman

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Isaac Deerman
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Kaufman County
Precinct
6
Registered
August 14, 1867
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in Kaufman County
6 months
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Kaufman County
1 year
Signature, as written
"James Monroe"
Remarks, as written
"Colored. Under age"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Kaufman County highlighted
Kaufman County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

Isaac Deerman reported 1 year more in Texas than in Kaufman 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 9 of the Kaufman County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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