Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Richard Weeks, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
Richard Weeks registered to vote in Gonzales County on July 20, 1867. He reported 24 years in Texas, 24 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 24 years
- In Texas
- 24 years
- In the county
- about 1843
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1843 to 1870
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In Gonzales County
Richard Weeks
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Richard Weeks
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 24 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 24 years
- Years in the precinct
- 24 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Weeks in Gonzales County
- George Weeksreached Texas about 1853
- Henry Weeksreached Texas about 1846
- Perry Weeksreached Texas about 1862
- 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 15 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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