Chambers County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert Wiggins, Chambers County, Texas, 1869

Robert Wiggins registered to vote in Chambers County on November 21, 1869. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 of them in Chambers County. The registrar wrote "Emancipation in 1865 in Texas" beside his name.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Chambers County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1859
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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In Chambers County

Robert Wiggins

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert Wiggins
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Chambers County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 21, 1869
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Chambers County
10 years
Years in the precinct
3 years
Naturalized, how
"Emancipation"
Naturalized, when
"1865"
Naturalized, where
"Texas"
Signature, as written
"Robert W. Wiggins"
Remarks, as written
"Emancipation in 1865 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 7 of the Chambers County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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