Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Ben Collins, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
Ben Collins registered to vote in Gonzales County on August 9, 1867. He reported 3 years in Texas, 3 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 3 years
- In Texas
- 3 years
- In the county
- about 1864
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
186018621864186618681870
In Gonzales County
Ben Collins
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Ben Collins
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 9
- Registered
- August 9, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 3 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 3 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Collins in Gonzales County
- George Collinsreached Texas about 1856
- Jerdon Collinsreached Texas about 1864
- Richard Collinsreached Texas about 1860
- Theadore Collinsreached Texas about 1843
Collinses 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 32 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
African American genealogy in Gonzales County, Texas
Gonzales County freedmen and genealogyEvery freedman who registered in Gonzales CountyThe Collins name in TexasSearch Gonzales County by name