Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Joseph E. Little, Colorado County, Texas, 1868

Joseph E. Little registered to vote in Colorado County on January 30, 1868. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 7 years 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Colorado County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas
6 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Colorado County

Joseph E. Little

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Joseph E. Little
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Colorado County
Precinct
96° 32'
Registered
January 30, 1868
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Colorado County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Colorado County
6 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Colorado County highlighted
Colorado County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

6 years

Joseph E. Little reported 6 years more in Texas than in Colorado County.

Variations of Little

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

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