Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Perry Weeks, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
Perry Weeks registered to vote in Gonzales County on July 19, 1867. He reported 5 years in Texas, 5 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 5 years
- In Texas
- 5 years
- In the county
- about 1862
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Gonzales County
Perry Weeks
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Perry Weeks
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 19, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 5 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 5 years
- Years in the precinct
- 5 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Weeks in Gonzales County
- George Weeksreached Texas about 1853
- Henry Weeksreached Texas about 1846
- Richard Weeksreached Texas about 1843
- Sam Weeksreached Texas about 1833
Weekses 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 14 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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