Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Charles Gordon, Galveston County, Texas, 1867
Charles Gordon registered to vote in Galveston County on June 10, 1867. He reported 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.
- 1 year
- In Texas
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Galveston County
Charles Gordon
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Charles Gordon
- County of registration
- Galveston County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- June 10, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Gordon in Galveston County
- Churchfield Gordonreached Texas about 1837
- Harrison Gordonreached Texas about 1849
- Hugh Gordonreached Texas about 1861
- John Gordonreached Texas about 1854
Gordons 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 12 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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