Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William McCollister, Galveston County, Texas, 1868
William McCollister registered to vote in Galveston County on January 27, 1868. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
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In Galveston County
William McCollister
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William McCollister
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Galveston County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- January 27, 1868
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 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 45 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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