Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Redrick Sherid, Bexar County, Texas, 1867

Redrick Sherid registered to vote in Bexar County on July 2, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 3 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Bexar County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
about 1864
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Bexar County

Redrick Sherid

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Redrick Sherid
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Bexar County
Precinct
3
Registered
July 2, 1867
Years in Texas
3 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 3 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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