Lamar County · 1867 voter registration · page 6 of 6
Freedmen who registered in Lamar County, Texas
275 freedmen registered to vote in Lamar County, Texas, between 1867 and 1870. Open a name to read his entry and the original handwritten register page.
| Name | Birthplace | Reached Texas | Years in the county |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington | Texas | 1847 | 20 |
| James Washington | Virginia | 1847 | 20 |
| Mathew Waters | Georgia | 1861 | 6 |
| Pompy Webb | Arkansas | 1847 | 20 |
| Robert Webster | Arkansas | 1849 | 20 |
| Anderson Wells | Tennessee | 1847 | 20 |
| Edwin White | Georgia | 1847 | 6 |
| Calaway Williams | Kentucky | 1856 | 11 |
| Harrison Williams | Kentucky | 1858 | 9 |
| Henry Williams | Virginia | 1864 | 3 |
| Robert Williams | Alabama | 1863 | 4 |
| Thomas Williams | Virginia | 1847 | 20 |
| Lemon Wilson | Mississippi | 1858 | 9 |
| Peter Wilson | Tennessee | 1849 | 20 |
| Robert Wilson | Texas | 1847 | 20 |
| Andrew Womack | Virginia | 1861 | 8 |
| Adam Wortham | Alabama | 1858 | 9 |
| Edmond Wortham | Tennessee | 1847 | 20 |
| Adam Wright | Georgia | 1857 | 10 |
| Edmond Wright | Georgia | 1857 | 10 |
| William Wright | North Carolina | 1852 | 15 |
| William G. Wright | Tennessee | 1854 | 9 |
| George W. Wyatt | Virginia | 1856 | 11 |
| Hiram Yates | North Carolina | 1847 | 20 |
| Albert Young | Tennessee | 1847 | 20 |
Sources
These names come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Lamar County's entries were written out by hand, so registrars spelled each name as they heard it. About Enslaved Texas.
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