Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Oliver, Colorado County, Texas, 1867

George Oliver registered to vote in Colorado County on July 11, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas. 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Colorado County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
about 1847
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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In Colorado County

George Oliver

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Oliver
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Colorado County
Precinct
96° 32'
Registered
July 11, 1867
Years in Texas
20 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 Oliver in Colorado County

Olivers elsewhere in Texas

All 42 freedmen named Oliver 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 1 of the Colorado County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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