Caldwell County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Joe Houston, Caldwell County, Texas, 1867
Joe Houston registered to vote in Caldwell County on July 30, 1867. He reported Tennessee 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.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Caldwell County
Joe Houston
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Joe Houston
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Caldwell County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- July 30, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored voter"
Other freedmen named Houston in Caldwell County
- Allen Houstonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1866
- Andy Houstonborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1866
- Frank Houstonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1866
- George Houstonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1866
- Jarvis Houstonborn in Africa, reached Texas about 1866
Houstons elsewhere in Texas
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 14 of the Caldwell County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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