Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

David E. Reed, Bexar County, Texas, 1867

David E. Reed registered to vote in Bexar County on July 13, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Bexar County
Texas
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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In Bexar County

David E. Reed

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
David E. Reed
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Bexar County
Precinct
3
Registered
July 13, 1867
Years in Texas
21 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bexar County highlighted
Bexar County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Reed in Bexar County

  • Peter Reedborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1854
  • William Reedborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1846

Reeds elsewhere in Texas

All 70 freedmen named Reed in Texas

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 19 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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