Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Woodson, Galveston County, Texas, 1867
John Woodson registered to vote in Galveston County on June 25, 1867. He reported 8 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.
- 8 years
- In Texas
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
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In Galveston County
John Woodson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Woodson
- County of registration
- Galveston County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- June 25, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Woodsons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Woodson
- Woods 58
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 24 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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