Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Banks, Colorado County, Texas, 1867
John Banks registered to vote in Colorado County on July 29, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 6 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.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 6 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1861
- Reached Texas
- 5 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
John Banks
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Banks
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Colorado County
- Precinct
- 96° 21'
- Registered
- July 29, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 6 years
- Years in Colorado County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Colorado County
- 5 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
5 yearsJohn Banks reported 5 years more in Texas than in Colorado County.
Other freedmen named Banks in Colorado County
- Carroll Banksborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1852
- Charles Banksborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1854
- Chas Banksborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1850
- Chas Banksborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1854
- Henry Banksborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1848
Bankses 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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