Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Washington, Galveston County, Texas, 1867
George Washington registered to vote in Galveston County on June 14, 1867. He reported 3 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.
- 3 years
- In Texas
- about 1864
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Galveston County
George Washington
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Washington
- County of registration
- Galveston County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- June 14, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 3 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Washington in Galveston County
- Andrew Washingtonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1852
- George Washingtonreached Texas about 1851
- George Washingtonreached Texas about 1866
- George Washingtonreached Texas about 1865
- George Washingtonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1846
Washingtons 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 18 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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