Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William McFarland, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
William McFarland registered to vote in Gonzales County on August 8, 1867. He reported 10 years in Texas, 6 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 10 years
- In Texas
- 6 years
- In the county
- about 1857
- Reached Texas
- 4 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1857 to 1870
William McFarland
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William McFarland
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 8
- Registered
- August 8, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 10 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 6 years
- Years in Texas before Gonzales County
- 4 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
4 yearsWilliam McFarland reported 4 years more in Texas than in Gonzales County.
McFarlands 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 31 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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