Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Lindy Russel, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
Lindy Russel registered to vote in Gonzales County on July 31, 1867. He reported 14 years in Texas, 14 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 14 years
- In Texas
- 14 years
- In the county
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
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In Gonzales County
Lindy Russel
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Lindy Russel
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- July 31, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 14 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Russel in Gonzales County
- Dennis Russelreached Texas about 1854
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 24 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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