Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Ervin McRoss, Bexar County, Texas, 1869

Ervin McRoss registered to vote in Bexar County on November 22, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 58 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bexar County registered 500 freedmen in 1867, 22% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Bexar County
Texas
Birthplace
58 years
In Texas

What the register records

From about 1811 to 1870

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In Bexar County

Ervin McRoss

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Ervin McRoss
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Bexar County
Precinct
5
Registered
November 22, 1869
Years in Texas
58 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bexar County highlighted
Bexar County on the 1870 county map

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 49 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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