Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Alexander, Colorado County, Texas, 1867
James Alexander registered to vote in Colorado County on July 29, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 1 of them in Colorado County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Colorado County registered 1,423 freedmen in 1867, 56% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 5 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1862
- Reached Texas
- 4 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
James Alexander
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Alexander
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Colorado County
- Precinct
- 96° 21'
- Registered
- July 29, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 5 years
- Years in Colorado County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Colorado County
- 4 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
4 yearsJames Alexander reported 4 years more in Texas than in Colorado County.
Other freedmen named Alexander in Colorado County
- Aaron Alexanderborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1863
- Burrel Alexanderborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1858
- Dee Alexanderborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1853
- James Alexanderborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1834
Alexanders elsewhere 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 24 of the Colorado County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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