Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Scott, Colorado County, Texas, 1869

Charles Scott registered to vote in Colorado County on November 17, 1869. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 5 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Colorado County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1864
Reached Texas
4 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Colorado County

Charles Scott

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Scott
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Colorado County
Precinct
96° 32'
Registered
November 17, 1869
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Colorado County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Colorado County
4 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

4 years

Charles Scott reported 4 years more in Texas than in Colorado County.

Other freedmen named Scott in Colorado County

  • Allen Scottborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1863
  • Daniel Scottborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1849
  • Eli Scottborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1863
  • John Scottborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1859
  • Natt Scottborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1854

Scotts elsewhere in Texas

All 155 freedmen named Scott 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 49 of the Colorado County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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