Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Alexander, Galveston County, Texas, 1867
George Alexander registered to vote in Galveston County on June 6, 1867. He reported 12 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.
- 12 years
- In Texas
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
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In Galveston County
George Alexander
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Alexander
- County of registration
- Galveston County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- June 6, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 months
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Alexander in Galveston County
- Henry Alexanderreached Texas about 1863
- James Alexanderreached Texas about 1865
- Thomas Alexanderreached Texas about 1852
- William Alexanderreached Texas about 1866
Alexanders 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 5 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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