Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Archie Chambers, Colorado County, Texas, 1867

Archie Chambers registered to vote in Colorado County on July 15, 1867. He reported West Virginia as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 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 West Virginia and Texas marked
Born in West Virginia, registered in Colorado County, Texas
West Virginia
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Colorado County

Archie Chambers

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Archie Chambers
Place of birth
West Virginia
County of registration
Colorado County
Precinct
96° 32'
Registered
July 15, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Colorado County
15 years
Years in the precinct
15 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Colorado County highlighted
Colorado County on the 1870 county map

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

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