Matagorda County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Plumer, Matagorda County, Texas, 1867
John Plumer registered to vote in Matagorda County on August 28, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 9 of them in Matagorda County. Matagorda County registered 174 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 9 years
- In Texas
- 9 years
- In the county
- about 1858
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1858 to 1870
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In Matagorda County
John Plumer
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Plumer
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Matagorda County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 28, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 9 years
- Years in Matagorda County
- 9 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 months
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 14 of the Matagorda County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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