Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jerry Spear, Colorado County, Texas, 1867

Jerry Spear registered to vote in Colorado County on August 7, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 15 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Colorado County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas
14 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Colorado County

Jerry Spear

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jerry Spear
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Colorado County
Precinct
96° 32'
Registered
August 7, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Colorado County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Colorado County
14 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

14 years

Jerry Spear reported 14 years more in Texas than in Colorado County.

Spears elsewhere in Texas

All 2 freedmen named Spear in Texas

Variations of Spear

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

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