Kaufman County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Edwards, Kaufman County, Texas, 1869

John Edwards registered to vote in Kaufman County on November 26, 1869. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Kaufman County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Kaufman County registered 189 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.

Born in Kentucky, registered in Kaufman County, Texas

Kentucky
Birthplace: 8 years
In Texas: 8 years
In the county: about 1861
Reached Texas

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John Edwards

Texas

Name: John Edwards
Place of birth: Kentucky
County of registration: Kaufman County
Precinct: 1
Registered: November 26, 1869
Years in Texas: 8 years
Years in Kaufman County: 8 years
Years in the precinct: 8 years
Signature, as written: "John his X mark Edward"
Remarks, as written: "Colored"

Kaufman County on the 1870 county map

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All 96 freedmen named Edwards in Texas

Variations of Edwards

Edward 6

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 26 of the Kaufman County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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