Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Solomon Richardson, Colorado County, Texas, 1867

Solomon Richardson registered to vote in Colorado County on August 12, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 25 years in Texas, 25 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Colorado County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
25 years
In Texas
25 years
In the county
about 1842
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1842 to 1870

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In Colorado County

Solomon Richardson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Solomon Richardson
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Colorado County
Precinct
96° 32'
Registered
August 12, 1867
Years in Texas
25 years
Years in Colorado County
25 years
Years in the precinct
25 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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All 64 freedmen named Richardson in Texas

Variations of Richardson

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

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