Lamar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Merrill, Lamar County, Texas, 1867
James Merrill registered to vote in Lamar County on July 13, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 of them in Lamar County. The registrar wrote "Colored. Had been in the precinct for four days" beside his name. Lamar County registered 772 freedmen in 1867, 30% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 4 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
James Merrill
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Merrill
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Lamar County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- July 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Lamar County
- 4 years
- Signature, as written
- "Jas. H. Whiting"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored. Had been in the precinct for four days"
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 19 of the Lamar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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