Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Elija Edwards, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
Elija Edwards registered to vote in Gonzales County on July 17, 1867. He reported 2 years in Texas, 2 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 2 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1865
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Gonzales County
Elija Edwards
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Elija Edwards
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 17, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 2 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Edwards in Gonzales County
- George Edwardsreached Texas about 1843
- Ges Edwardsreached Texas about 1860
Edwardses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Edwards
- Edward 5
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 11 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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