Chambers County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Phillip Alphord, Chambers County, Texas, 1868

Phillip Alphord registered to vote in Chambers County on February 14, 1868. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 of them in Chambers County. The registrar wrote "Emancipation in 1863 in Texas" beside his name.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Chambers County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1858
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1858 to 1870

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In Chambers County

Phillip Alphord

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Phillip Alphord
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Chambers County
Precinct
1
Registered
February 14, 1868
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Chambers County
10 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Naturalized, how
"Emancipation"
Naturalized, when
"1863"
Naturalized, where
"Texas"
Signature, as written
"Dr. D. Willcox"
Remarks, as written
"Emancipation in 1863 in Texas"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Chambers County highlighted
Chambers County on the 1870 county map

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 6 of the Chambers County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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