Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Richard Mumson, Bexar County, Texas, 1869

Richard Mumson registered to vote in Bexar County on November 23, 1869. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 16 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Bexar County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Bexar County

Richard Mumson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Richard Mumson
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Bexar County
Precinct
3
Registered
November 23, 1869
Years in Texas
16 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 50 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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