Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Miles, Galveston County, Texas, 1867
William Miles registered to vote in Galveston County on June 15, 1867. He reported 9 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.
- 9 years
- In Texas
- about 1858
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1858 to 1870
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In Galveston County
William Miles
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Miles
- County of registration
- Galveston County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- June 15, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 9 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Miles in Galveston County
- Moses Milesreached Texas about 1864
- Samuel Milesborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1864
Mileses 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 20 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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