Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Sessums, Galveston County, Texas, 1867
William Sessums registered to vote in Galveston County on June 13, 1867. He reported 20 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.
- 20 years
- In Texas
- about 1847
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
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In Galveston County
William Sessums
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Sessums
- County of registration
- Galveston County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- June 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 20 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 month
- 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 17 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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