Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Fields, Galveston County, Texas, 1868

Henry Fields registered to vote in Galveston County on January 29, 1868. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 2 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Galveston County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Galveston County

Henry Fields

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Fields
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Galveston County
Precinct
2
Registered
January 29, 1868
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in the precinct
1 month
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Galveston County highlighted
Galveston County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Fields in Galveston County

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All 62 freedmen named Fields in Texas

Variations of Fields

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 48 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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