Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Curtis, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
William Curtis registered to vote in Gonzales County on August 10, 1867. He reported 11 years in Texas, 1 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 11 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1856
- Reached Texas
- 10 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1856 to 1870
William Curtis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Curtis
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 9
- Registered
- August 10, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 11 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Gonzales County
- 10 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
10 yearsWilliam Curtis reported 10 years more in Texas than in Gonzales County.
Curtises 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 33 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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