Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Edward Crow, Galveston County, Texas, 1868

Edward Crow registered to vote in Galveston County on January 31, 1868. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Maryland and Texas marked
Born in Maryland, registered in Galveston County, Texas
Maryland
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
about 1856
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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In Galveston County

Edward Crow

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Edward Crow
Place of birth
Maryland
County of registration
Galveston County
Precinct
4
Registered
January 31, 1868
Years in Texas
12 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Galveston County highlighted
Galveston 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 49 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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