Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Richard Waul, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
Richard Waul registered to vote in Gonzales County on July 17, 1867. He reported 16 years in Texas, 16 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 16 years
- In Texas
- 16 years
- In the county
- about 1851
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1851 to 1870
1851186018621864186618681870
In Gonzales County
Richard Waul
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Richard Waul
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 17, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 16 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 16 years
- Years in the precinct
- 16 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Waul in Gonzales County
- Bailam Waul
- Balaam Waulreached Texas about 1851
- Lewis Waulreached Texas about 1851
- Louis Waulreached Texas about 1851
- Willis Waulreached Texas about 1859
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 12 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
African American genealogy in Gonzales County, Texas
Gonzales County freedmen and genealogyEvery freedman who registered in Gonzales CountyThe Waul name in TexasSearch Gonzales County by name