Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Lloyd Greensha, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867

Lloyd Greensha registered to vote in Gonzales County on July 10, 1867. He reported United States of America as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in United States of America, registered in Gonzales County, Texas
United States of America
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Gonzales County

Lloyd Greensha

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Lloyd Greensha
Place of birth
United States of America
County of registration
Gonzales County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 10, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Gonzales County
10 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Gonzales County highlighted
Gonzales County on the 1870 county map

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 3 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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