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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Caldwell County, Texas
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"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Caldwell County highlighted
Caldwell County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Smith in Caldwell County

Smiths elsewhere in Texas

All 459 freedmen named Smith 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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