Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Fote, Galveston County, Texas, 1867
William Fote registered to vote in Galveston County on June 10, 1867. He reported 13 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.
- 13 years
- In Texas
- about 1854
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
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In Galveston County
William Fote
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Fote
- County of registration
- Galveston County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- June 10, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 13 years
- Years in the precinct
- 5 months
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 12 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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