Matagorda County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Tone, Matagorda County, Texas, 1867
John Tone registered to vote in Matagorda County on August 14, 1867. He reported Africa as his birthplace and 35 years in Texas, 35 of them in Matagorda County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Matagorda County registered 174 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Africa
- Birthplace
- 35 years
- In Texas
- 35 years
- In the county
- about 1832
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1832 to 1870
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In Matagorda County
John Tone
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Tone
- Place of birth
- Africa
- County of registration
- Matagorda County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 14, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 35 years
- Years in Matagorda County
- 35 years
- Years in the precinct
- 8 months
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Tone in Matagorda County
- Alfred Toneborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1844
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 6 of the Matagorda County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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