Comanche County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Reece Stone, Comanche County, Texas, 1869

Reece Stone registered to vote in Comanche County on November 25, 1869. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 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 Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Comanche County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Comanche County

Reece Stone

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Reece Stone
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Comanche County
Precinct
2
Registered
November 25, 1869
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Comanche County
7 years
Years in the precinct
6 years
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 5 of the Comanche County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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