Comal County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Birks, Comal County, Texas, 1867

John Birks registered to vote in Comal County on July 31, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 21 of them in Comal County. Comal County registered 76 freedmen in 1867, 9% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Comal County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
21 years
In the county
about 1846
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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In Comal County

John Birks

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Birks
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Comal County
Registered
July 31, 1867
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Comal County
21 years
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Comal County highlighted
Comal 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 12 of the Comal County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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