Matagorda County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Armstead, Matagorda County, Texas, 1867
James Armstead registered to vote in Matagorda County on August 21, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 1 of them in Matagorda County. Matagorda County registered 174 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 8 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
- 7 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
James Armstead
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Armstead
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Matagorda County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 21, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Years in Matagorda County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 7 months
- Years in Texas before Matagorda County
- 7 years
Elsewhere in Texas
7 yearsJames Armstead reported 7 years more in Texas than in Matagorda County.
Other freedmen named Armstead in Matagorda County
- Charles Armsteadborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1844
- Odus Armsteadborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1837
Armsteads 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 9 of the Matagorda County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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