Erath County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Sherman, Erath County, Texas, 1867

James Sherman registered to vote in Erath County on August 16, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 11 of them in Erath County. Erath County registered 21 freedmen in 1867, 6% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Erath County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
11 years
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Erath County

James Sherman

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Sherman
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Erath County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 16, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Erath County
11 years
Years in the precinct
11 years
Years in Texas before Erath County
1 year
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Erath County highlighted
Erath County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

James Sherman reported 1 year more in Texas than in Erath County.

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 Erath County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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