Matagorda County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Enoch Liscomb, Matagorda County, Texas, 1867

Enoch Liscomb registered to vote in Matagorda County on August 13, 1867. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 1 of them in Matagorda County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Matagorda County registered 174 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Maryland and Texas marked
Born in Maryland, registered in Matagorda County, Texas
Maryland
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas
14 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Matagorda County

Enoch Liscomb

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Enoch Liscomb
Place of birth
Maryland
County of registration
Matagorda County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 13, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Matagorda County
1 year
Years in the precinct
4 months
Years in Texas before Matagorda County
14 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Matagorda County highlighted
Matagorda County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

14 years

Enoch Liscomb reported 14 years more in Texas than in Matagorda 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 5 of the Matagorda County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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