Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Brown, Colorado County, Texas, 1867

James Brown registered to vote in Colorado County on August 19, 1867. He reported Ohio as his birthplace and 1 year 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 Ohio and Texas marked
Born in Ohio, registered in Colorado County, Texas
Ohio
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
8 years
In the county
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Colorado County

James Brown

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Brown
Place of birth
Ohio
County of registration
Colorado County
Precinct
96° 32'
Registered
August 19, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Colorado County
8 years
Years in the precinct
8 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Colorado County highlighted
Colorado County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Brown in Colorado County

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

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