Washington County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Berry Jams, Washington County, Texas, 1867
Berry Jams registered to vote in Washington County on June 14, 1867. He reported 11 years in Texas, 11 of them in Washington County. The registrar wrote "F.M.C" beside his name. Washington County registered 2,279 freedmen in 1867, 53% of its voters.
- 11 years
- In Texas
- 11 years
- In the county
- about 1856
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1856 to 1870
1856186018621864186618681870
In Washington County
Berry Jams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Berry Jams
- County of registration
- Washington County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- June 14, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 11 years
- Years in Washington County
- 11 years
- Years in the precinct
- 11 years
- Signature, as written
- "Louis his X mark Bayard"
- Remarks, as written
- "F.M.C"
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 5 of the Washington County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
African American genealogy in Washington County, Texas
Washington County freedmen and genealogyEvery freedman who registered in Washington CountyThe Jams name in TexasSearch Washington County by name