Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Jerry Lewis, Gonzales County, Texas, 1869
Jerry Lewis registered to vote in Gonzales County on November 23, 1869. He reported 16 years in Texas, 16 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 16 years
- In Texas
- 16 years
- In the county
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
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In Gonzales County
Jerry Lewis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Jerry Lewis
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- November 23, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 16 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 16 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Lewis in Gonzales County
- Bill Lewisreached Texas about 1846
- Frank Lewisreached Texas about 1863
- Sam Lewisreached Texas about 1854
- Tom Lewisreached Texas about 1854
Lewises 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 42 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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