Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Benjamin Burden, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
Benjamin Burden registered to vote in Gonzales County on July 17, 1867. He reported United States of America as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 6 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- United States of America
- Birthplace
- 6 years
- In Texas
- 6 years
- In the county
- about 1861
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Gonzales County
Benjamin Burden
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Benjamin Burden
- Place of birth
- United States of America
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 17, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 6 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 6 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Burden in Gonzales County
- James Burdenreached Texas about 1856
Burdens 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 10 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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