Kaufman County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jack Ham, Kaufman County, Texas, 1869

Jack Ham registered to vote in Kaufman County on August 20, 1869. He reported Africa as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Kaufman County registered 189 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Africa, registered in Kaufman County, Texas
Africa
Birthplace
11 years
In Texas
about 1858
Reached Texas
10 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1858 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Kaufman County

Jack Ham

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jack Ham
Place of birth
Africa
County of registration
Kaufman County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 20, 1869
Years in Texas
11 years
Years in Kaufman County
6 months
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Kaufman County
10 years
Signature, as written
"Jack Sam."
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Kaufman County highlighted
Kaufman County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

10 years

Jack Ham reported 10 years more in Texas than in Kaufman County.

Hams elsewhere in Texas

All 6 freedmen named Ham 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 12 of the Kaufman County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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