Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Richard Wilson, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
Richard Wilson registered to vote in Gonzales County on July 8, 1867. He reported 14 years in Texas, 11 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
- 11 years
- In the county
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
- 3 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
Richard Wilson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Richard Wilson
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 8, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 11 years
- Years in the precinct
- 11 years
- Years in Texas before Gonzales County
- 3 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
3 yearsRichard Wilson reported 3 years more in Texas than in Gonzales County.
Other freedmen named Wilson in Gonzales County
- Aaron Wilsonreached Texas about 1852
- Green Wilsonreached Texas about 1854
- Henry Wilsonreached Texas about 1864
- Sandy Wilsonreached Texas about 1861
- Wash Wilsonreached Texas about 1848
Wilsons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Wilson
- Willson 12
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 1 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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