Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Williams, Galveston County, Texas, 1869

Henry Williams registered to vote in Galveston County on November 22, 1869. He reported 1 year 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
Registered in Galveston County, Texas
1 year
In Texas
about 1868
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In Galveston County

Henry Williams

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Williams
County of registration
Galveston County
Precinct
5
Registered
November 22, 1869
Years in Texas
1 year
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 57 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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