Matagorda County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Matagorda County, Texas, 1867

One man registered to vote in Matagorda County on August 20, 1867. He reported Africa as his birthplace and 32 years in Texas, 32 of them in Matagorda County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Matagorda County registered 174 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.

Born in Africa, registered in Matagorda County, Texas

Africa
Birthplace: 32 years
In Texas: 32 years
In the county: about 1835
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1835 to 1870

18351840185018601861186218631864186518661867186818691870

In Matagorda County

Texas

Place of birth: Africa
County of registration: Matagorda County
Precinct: 3
Registered: August 20, 1867
Years in Texas: 32 years
Years in Matagorda County: 32 years
Years in the precinct: 32 years
Remarks, as written: "Colored"

Matagorda County on the 1870 county map

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 7 of the Matagorda County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

African American genealogy in Matagorda County, Texas

Matagorda County freedmen and genealogy Every freedman who registered in Matagorda County Born in Africa Search Matagorda County by name