Victoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Sally, Victoria County, Texas, 1867
John Sally registered to vote in Victoria County on July 16, 1867. He reported 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Victoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Victoria County registered 419 freedmen in 1867, 48% of its voters.
- 1 year
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Victoria County
John Sally
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Sally
- County of registration
- Victoria County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- July 16, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in Victoria County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Naturalized, how
- "Adopted citizen by act of Congress annexing Texas"
- Signature, as written
- "Santos his X mark Oralivie"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Sally in Victoria County
- John Sallyreached Texas about 1866
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 16 of the Victoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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