Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Chas Stephens, Colorado County, Texas, 1869

Chas Stephens registered to vote in Colorado County on November 20, 1869. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 3 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 Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Colorado County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Colorado County

Chas Stephens

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Chas Stephens
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Colorado County
Precinct
96° 32'
Registered
November 20, 1869
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Colorado County
3 years
Years in the precinct
3 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Colorado County highlighted
Colorado County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Stephens

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

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