Chambers County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Powell, Chambers County, Texas, 1867
John Powell registered to vote in Chambers County on August 19, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 31 years in Texas, 31 of them in Chambers County. The registrar wrote "Emancipation in 1863 in Texas" beside his name.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 31 years
- In Texas
- 31 years
- In the county
What the register records
From about 1836 to 1870
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In Chambers County
John Powell
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Powell
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Chambers County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 19, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 31 years
- Years in Chambers County
- 31 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Naturalized, how
- "Emancipation"
- Naturalized, when
- "1863"
- Naturalized, where
- "Texas"
- Signature, as written
- "John Powell"
- Remarks, as written
- "Emancipation in 1863 in Texas"
Powells elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Powell
- Powel 5
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 4 of the Chambers County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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