Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Crawford, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
William Crawford registered to vote in Gonzales County on July 23, 1867. He reported 26 years in Texas, 20 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 26 years
- In Texas
- 20 years
- In the county
- about 1841
- Reached Texas
- 6 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1841 to 1870
William Crawford
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Crawford
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- July 23, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 26 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 20 years
- Years in the precinct
- 20 years
- Years in Texas before Gonzales County
- 6 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
6 yearsWilliam Crawford reported 6 years more in Texas than in Gonzales County.
Other freedmen named Crawford in Gonzales County
- Lewis Crawfordreached Texas about 1854
Crawfords 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 18 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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