Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Youkum, Galveston County, Texas, 1867
George Youkum registered to vote in Galveston County on June 10, 1867. He reported 26 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.
- 26 years
- In Texas
- about 1841
- Reached Texas
- 25 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1841 to 1870
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Elsewhere in Texas
In Galveston County
George Youkum
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Youkum
- County of registration
- Galveston County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- June 10, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 26 years
- Years in Galveston County
- 6 months
- Years in the precinct
- 6 months
- Years in Texas before Galveston County
- 25 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
25 yearsGeorge Youkum reported 25 years more in Texas than in Galveston County.
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 11 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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