Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Graves, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
William Graves registered to vote in Gonzales County on July 16, 1867. He reported 18 years in Texas, 18 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 18 years
- In Texas
- 18 years
- In the county
- about 1849
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1849 to 1870
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In Gonzales County
William Graves
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Graves
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 16, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 18 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 18 years
- Years in the precinct
- 18 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Graves in Gonzales County
- Anderson Gravesreached Texas about 1846
Graveses 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 9 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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