Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert J Washington, Galveston County, Texas, 1868

Robert J Washington registered to vote in Galveston County on January 29, 1868. He reported Indian Nation as his birthplace and 10 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 Texas marked
Born in Indian Nation, registered in Galveston County, Texas
Indian Nation
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
about 1858
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1858 to 1870

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In Galveston County

Robert J Washington

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert J Washington
Place of birth
Indian Nation
County of registration
Galveston County
Precinct
3
Registered
January 29, 1868
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in the precinct
1 month
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Galveston County highlighted
Galveston County on the 1870 county map

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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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