Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jacob Jackson, Colorado County, Texas, 1867

Jacob Jackson registered to vote in Colorado County on July 20, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 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
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Colorado County

Jacob Jackson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jacob Jackson
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Colorado County
Precinct
96° 32'
Registered
July 20, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Colorado County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Colorado County highlighted
Colorado County on the 1870 county map

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

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