Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Edward Welsh, Galveston County, Texas, 1869

Edward Welsh registered to vote in Galveston County on November 23, 1869. He reported Ireland as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored. Naturalized in New Orleans District Court in 1845" 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 Ireland, registered in Galveston County, Texas
Ireland
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1868
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

186018621864186618681870
In Galveston County

Edward Welsh

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Edward Welsh
Place of birth
Ireland
County of registration
Galveston County
Precinct
4
Registered
November 23, 1869
Years in Texas
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored. Naturalized in New Orleans District Court in 1845"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Galveston County highlighted
Galveston County on the 1870 county map

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

African American genealogy in Galveston County, Texas

Galveston County freedmen and genealogyEvery freedman who registered in Galveston CountyThe Welsh name in TexasSearch Galveston County by name