Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Frank Jones, Colorado County, Texas, 1867

Frank Jones registered to vote in Colorado County on August 20, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 5 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 Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Colorado County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
5 years
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Colorado County

Frank Jones

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Frank Jones
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Colorado County
Precinct
96° 32'
Registered
August 20, 1867
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Colorado County
5 years
Years in the precinct
5 years
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 43 of the Colorado County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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