Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Houston Reedy, Galveston County, Texas, 1868

Houston Reedy registered to vote in Galveston County on January 28, 1868. He reported Tennessee 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Galveston County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1867
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Galveston County

Houston Reedy

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Houston Reedy
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Galveston County
Precinct
2
Registered
January 28, 1868
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in the precinct
6 months
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Galveston County highlighted
Galveston County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Reedy

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

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