Comanche County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Daniel Sherrod, Comanche County, Texas, 1867

Daniel Sherrod registered to vote in Comanche County on August 22, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Comanche County registered 7 freedmen in 1867, 4% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Comanche County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1864
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Comanche County

Daniel Sherrod

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Daniel Sherrod
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Comanche County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 22, 1867
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Comanche County
4 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Comanche County highlighted
Comanche 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 2 of the Comanche County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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