Comanche County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Solomon, Comanche County, Texas, 1867

John Solomon registered to vote in Comanche County on August 17, 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 of them in Comanche County. 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 Missouri and Texas marked
Born in Missouri, registered in Comanche County, Texas
Missouri
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Comanche County

John Solomon

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Solomon
Place of birth
Missouri
County of registration
Comanche County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 17, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Comanche County
10 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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