Liberty County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Boulding, Liberty County, Texas, 1867

John Boulding registered to vote in Liberty County on August 7, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Liberty County registered 335 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Liberty County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Boulding
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Liberty County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 7, 1867
Signature, as written
"John. Burmbo. Redding"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Liberty County highlighted
Liberty County on the 1870 county map

Bouldings elsewhere in Texas

All 2 freedmen named Boulding in Texas

Variations of Boulding

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 4 of the Liberty County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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