Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Joshua Richands, Bexar County, Texas, 1867

Joshua Richands registered to vote in Bexar County on July 16, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 14 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Bexar County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Bexar County

Joshua Richands

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Joshua Richands
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Bexar County
Registered
July 16, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bexar County highlighted
Bexar 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 22 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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