Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert Green, Galveston County, Texas, 1868

Robert Green registered to vote in Galveston County on January 27, 1868. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 1 year 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Galveston County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1867
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Galveston County

Robert Green

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert Green
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Galveston County
Precinct
2
Registered
January 27, 1868
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Galveston County
2 months
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 Green in Galveston County

Greens elsewhere in Texas

All 225 freedmen named Green in Texas

Variations of Green

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

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