Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Washington, Galveston County, Texas, 1868

George Washington registered to vote in Galveston County on January 28, 1868. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 2 years 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 Missouri and Texas marked
Born in Missouri, registered in Galveston County, Texas
Missouri
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Galveston County

George Washington

Texas

The register entry, column by column

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

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

George Washington reported 1 year more in Texas than in Galveston County.

Other freedmen named Washington in Galveston County

Washingtons elsewhere in Texas

All 262 freedmen named Washington 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 47 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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