Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Lee Andrews, Colorado County, Texas, 1867

Lee Andrews registered to vote in Colorado County on July 11, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Colorado County registered 1,423 freedmen in 1867, 56% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Colorado County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
11 years
In Texas
about 1856
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

1856186018621864186618681870
In Colorado County

Lee Andrews

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Lee Andrews
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Colorado County
Precinct
96° 32'
Registered
July 11, 1867
Years in Texas
11 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Colorado County highlighted
Colorado County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Andrews

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 1 of the Colorado County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

African American genealogy in Colorado County, Texas

Colorado County freedmen and genealogyEvery freedman who registered in Colorado CountyThe Andrews name in TexasBorn in KentuckySearch Colorado County by name