Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

David Branch, Colorado County, Texas, 1867

David Branch registered to vote in Colorado County on July 26, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 28 years in Texas, 12 of them in Colorado County. 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Colorado County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
28 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county
about 1839
Reached Texas
16 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1839 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Colorado County

David Branch

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
David Branch
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Colorado County
Precinct
96° 21'
Registered
July 26, 1867
Years in Texas
28 years
Years in Colorado County
12 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Years in Texas before Colorado County
16 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Colorado County highlighted
Colorado County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

16 years

David Branch reported 16 years more in Texas than in Colorado County.

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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