Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Francis, Colorado County, Texas, 1867

James Francis registered to vote in Colorado County on August 12, 1867. He reported Georgia 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Colorado County, Texas
Georgia
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

James Francis

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Francis
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Colorado County
Precinct
96° 32'
Registered
August 12, 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

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

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