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.
- 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
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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