Washington County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Cherry James, Washington County, Texas, 1867
Cherry James registered to vote in Washington County on June 13, 1867. He reported 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Washington County. The registrar wrote "Freedman of Color" beside his name. Washington County registered 2,279 freedmen in 1867, 53% of its voters.
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
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In Washington County
Cherry James
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Cherry James
- County of registration
- Washington County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- June 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Washington County
- 7 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 years
- Signature, as written
- "John his X mark Brown"
- Remarks, as written
- "Freedman of Color"
Other freedmen named James in Washington County
- Joe Jamesreached Texas about 1857
Jameses elsewhere in Texas
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 3 of the Washington County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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