Kaufman County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Meritt Nichless, Kaufman County, Texas, 1869
Meritt Nichless registered to vote in Kaufman County on November 26, 1869. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 6 of them in Kaufman County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Kaufman County registered 189 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.
- Kentucky
- Birthplace
- 6 years
- In Texas
- 6 years
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Kaufman County
Meritt Nichless
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Meritt Nichless
- Place of birth
- Kentucky
- County of registration
- Kaufman County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- November 26, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 6 years
- Years in Kaufman County
- 6 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 years
- Signature, as written
- "M. Luth his X mark Nickless"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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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