Caldwell County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Sidney Ellison, Caldwell County, Texas, 1867
Sidney Ellison registered to vote in Caldwell County on July 13, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored voter" beside his name. Caldwell County registered 447 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Caldwell County
Sidney Ellison
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Sidney Ellison
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Caldwell County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored voter"
Other freedmen named Ellison in Caldwell County
- Amos Ellisonborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1866
- Andy Ellisonborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1866
- Ben Ellisonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1866
- Charles Ellisonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1866
- Chester Ellisonborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1866
Ellisons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Ellison
- Ellis 44
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 7 of the Caldwell County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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