Matagorda County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Bodo African, Matagorda County, Texas, 1867

Bodo African registered to vote in Matagorda County on August 21, 1867. He reported Africa as his birthplace and 32 years in Texas, 32 of them in Matagorda County. Matagorda County registered 174 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
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

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In Matagorda County

Bodo African

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Bodo African
Place of birth
Africa
County of registration
Matagorda County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 21, 1867
Years in Texas
32 years
Years in Matagorda County
32 years
Years in the precinct
32 years
Signature, as written
"G. Lount"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Matagorda County highlighted
Matagorda County on the 1870 county map

Variations of African

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

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