Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Brothers, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
George Brothers registered to vote in Gonzales County on July 17, 1867. He reported 7 years in Texas, 4 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
- 3 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
George Brothers
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Brothers
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 17, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 4 years
- Years in Texas before Gonzales County
- 3 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
3 yearsGeorge Brothers reported 3 years more in Texas than in Gonzales County.
Other freedmen named Brothers in Gonzales County
- Jos Brothersreached Texas about 1857
Brotherses elsewhere in Texas
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 Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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