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.
- 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
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
Elsewhere in Texas
1 yearJames Sherman reported 1 year more in Texas than in Erath County.
Shermans elsewhere in Texas
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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