Cherokee County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Sharp, Cherokee County, Texas, 1867

William Sharp registered to vote in Cherokee County on Aug. 1 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Cherokee County. Cherokee County registered 695 freedmen in 1867, 30% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Cherokee County
Texas
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Cherokee County

William Sharp

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Sharp
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Cherokee County
Precinct
6
Registered
Aug. 1 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Cherokee County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Cherokee County highlighted
Cherokee 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 34 of the Cherokee County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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