Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Whitehead, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
John Whitehead registered to vote in Gonzales County on July 31, 1867. He reported 15 years in Texas, 1 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored Removed" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
- 14 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
John Whitehead
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Whitehead
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- July 31, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Gonzales County
- 14 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored Removed"
Elsewhere in Texas
14 yearsJohn Whitehead reported 14 years more in Texas than in Gonzales County.
Whiteheads 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 25 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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