Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Stevens, Colorado County, Texas, 1867

John Stevens registered to vote in Colorado County on July 11, 1867. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 6 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 Maryland and Texas marked
Born in Maryland, registered in Colorado County, Texas
Maryland
Birthplace
9 years
In Texas
6 years
In the county
about 1858
Reached Texas
3 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1858 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Colorado County

John Stevens

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Stevens
Place of birth
Maryland
County of registration
Colorado County
Precinct
96° 32'
Registered
July 11, 1867
Years in Texas
9 years
Years in Colorado County
6 years
Years in the precinct
6 years
Years in Texas before Colorado County
3 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

3 years

John Stevens reported 3 years more in Texas than in Colorado County.

Variations of Stevens

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

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