Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Dennis Russel, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
Dennis Russel registered to vote in Gonzales County on July 31, 1867. He reported 13 years in Texas, 13 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 13 years
- In Texas
- 13 years
- In the county
- about 1854
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
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In Gonzales County
Dennis Russel
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Dennis Russel
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- July 31, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 13 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 13 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Russel in Gonzales County
- Lindy Russelreached Texas about 1853
Russels elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Russel
- Russell 17
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 25 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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