Matagorda County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Mathew, Matagorda County, Texas, 1867
John Mathew registered to vote in Matagorda County on August 28, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 1 of them in Matagorda County. Matagorda County registered 174 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 11 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1856
- Reached Texas
- 10 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1856 to 1870
John Mathew
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Mathew
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Matagorda County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 28, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 11 years
- Years in Matagorda County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Matagorda County
- 10 years
Elsewhere in Texas
10 yearsJohn Mathew reported 10 years more in Texas than in Matagorda County.
Mathews elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Mathew
- Mathews 37
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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