Lamar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Ruben Lyons, Lamar County, Texas, 1867

Ruben Lyons registered to vote in Lamar County on July 10, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 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
4 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

186018621864186618681870
In Lamar County

Ruben Lyons

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Ruben Lyons
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Lamar County
Precinct
6
Registered
July 10, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Lamar County
4 years
Years in the precinct
4 years
Signature, as written
"John Matting"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Lamar County highlighted
Lamar 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 13 of the Lamar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

African American genealogy in Lamar County, Texas

Lamar County freedmen and genealogyEvery freedman who registered in Lamar CountyThe Lyons name in TexasBorn in GeorgiaSearch Lamar County by name