Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Woodbridge, Colorado County, Texas, 1867

John Woodbridge registered to vote in Colorado County on August 12, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 13 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
13 years
In Texas
13 years
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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In Colorado County

John Woodbridge

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Woodbridge
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Colorado County
Precinct
96° 32'
Registered
August 12, 1867
Years in Texas
13 years
Years in Colorado County
13 years
Years in the precinct
13 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Colorado County highlighted
Colorado County on the 1870 county map

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

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