Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Smith, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
William Smith registered to vote in Gonzales County on August 9, 1867. He reported 20 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.
- 20 years
- In Texas
- 14 years
- In the county
- about 1847
- Reached Texas
- 6 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
William Smith
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Smith
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 9
- Registered
- August 9, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 20 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 14 years
- Years in Texas before Gonzales County
- 6 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
6 yearsWilliam Smith reported 6 years more in Texas than in Gonzales County.
Other freedmen named Smith in Gonzales County
- Charles Smithreached Texas about 1862
- Egbert Smithreached Texas about 1847
- Green Smithreached Texas about 1854
- Henderson Smithreached Texas about 1855
- John Smithreached Texas about 1862
Smiths 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 32 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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