Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Washington, Gonzales County, Texas, 1869
George Washington registered to vote in Gonzales County on November 25, 1869. 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 1855
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
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In Gonzales County
George Washington
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Washington
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- November 25, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 14 years
- Years in the precinct
- 14 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Washington in Gonzales County
- George Washingtonreached Texas about 1841
Washingtons 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 44 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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