Lamar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Aaron Mosely, Lamar County, Texas, 1867

Aaron Mosely registered to vote in Lamar County on July 11, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Lamar County
Texas
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
20 years
In the county

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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In Lamar County

Aaron Mosely

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Aaron Mosely
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Lamar County
Precinct
6
Registered
July 11, 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Lamar County
20 years
Years in the precinct
20 years
Signature, as written
"Jerry A. Jackson"
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 14 of the Lamar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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