Lamar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Solomon John, Lamar County, Texas, 1867

Solomon John registered to vote in Lamar County on July 6, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 of them in Lamar County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Lamar County registered 772 freedmen in 1867, 30% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Lamar County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Lamar County

Solomon John

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Solomon John
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Lamar County
Precinct
6
Registered
July 6, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Lamar County
10 years
Years in the precinct
6 months
Signature, as written
"Edward Long"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Lamar County highlighted
Lamar County on the 1870 county map

Johns elsewhere in Texas

All 8 freedmen named John in Texas

Variations of John

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 6 of the Lamar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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