Guadalupe County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William White, Guadalupe County, Texas, 1867

William White registered to vote in Guadalupe County on July 23, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Guadalupe County registered 508 freedmen in 1867, 38% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Guadalupe County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Guadalupe County

William White

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William White
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Guadalupe County
Precinct
3
Registered
July 23, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Guadalupe County
1 month
Years in the precinct
1 month
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Guadalupe County highlighted
Guadalupe County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named White in Guadalupe County

  • Bob Whiteborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1866
  • George Whiteborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1866
  • J.W. Whiteborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1866

Whites elsewhere in Texas

All 150 freedmen named White 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 Guadalupe County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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