Victoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Scott, Victoria County, Texas, 1867

Charles Scott registered to vote in Victoria County on June 29, 1867. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Victoria County registered 419 freedmen in 1867, 48% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Registered in Victoria County, Texas
1 year
In the county

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Scott
County of registration
Victoria County
Precinct
1
Registered
June 29, 1867
Years in Victoria County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Naturalized, how
"By the County Court"
Naturalized, when
"July 27th 1857"
Naturalized, where
"Victoria - Texas"
Signature, as written
"George his X mark Miller"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Victoria County highlighted
Victoria County on the 1870 county map

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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 9 of the Victoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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