Caldwell County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James M. V. Smith, Caldwell County, Texas, 1867
James M. V. Smith registered to vote in Caldwell County on July 30, 1867. He reported South Carolina 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.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Caldwell County
James M. V. Smith
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James M. V. Smith
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Caldwell County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- July 30, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored voter"
Other freedmen named Smith in Caldwell County
- Austin Smithborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1866
- David Smithborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1866
- George Smithborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1866
- Phillip Smithborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1866
- Thomas Smithborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1866
Smiths 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 13 of the Caldwell County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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