Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Burleson, Gonzales County, Texas, 1868
George Burleson registered to vote in Gonzales County on January 30, 1868. He reported 25 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 25 years
- In Texas
- about 1843
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1843 to 1870
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In Gonzales County
George Burleson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Burleson
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- January 30, 1868
- Years in Texas
- 25 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Burleson in Gonzales County
- Sam Burlesonreached Texas about 1846
Burlesons 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 38 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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