Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Bill Lewis, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
Bill Lewis registered to vote in Gonzales County on July 18, 1867. He reported 21 years in Texas, 15 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 15 years
- In the county
- about 1846
- Reached Texas
- 6 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1846 to 1870
Bill Lewis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Bill Lewis
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 18, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 15 years
- Years in the precinct
- 15 years
- Years in Texas before Gonzales County
- 6 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
6 yearsBill Lewis reported 6 years more in Texas than in Gonzales County.
Other freedmen named Lewis in Gonzales County
- Frank Lewisreached Texas about 1863
- Jerry Lewisreached Texas about 1853
- 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 13 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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