Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jordon Evans, Colorado County, Texas, 1867

Jordon Evans registered to vote in Colorado County on July 18, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Colorado County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Colorado County

Jordon Evans

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jordon Evans
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Colorado County
Precinct
96° 32'
Registered
July 18, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Colorado County
10 years
Years in the precinct
10 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 Evans in Colorado County

  • Calvin Evansborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1848
  • John Evansborn in Indian Territory, reached Texas about 1856
  • Robin Evansborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1847
  • V Evansborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1848

Evanses elsewhere in Texas

All 72 freedmen named Evans 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 15 of the Colorado County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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