Bosque County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Perry, Bosque County, Texas, 1867
George Perry registered to vote in Bosque County on Aug. 13 1867. He reported 11 years in Texas, 1 of them in Bosque County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bosque County registered 85 freedmen in 1867, 16% of its voters.
- 11 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1856
- Reached Texas
- 10 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1856 to 1870
1856186018621864186618681870
Elsewhere in Texas
In Bosque County
George Perry
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Perry
- County of registration
- Bosque County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- Aug. 13 1867
- Years in Texas
- 11 years
- Years in Bosque County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Bosque County
- 10 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
10 yearsGeorge Perry reported 10 years more in Texas than in Bosque County.
Other freedmen named Perry in Bosque County
- John Perryreached Texas about 1861
Perrys 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 5 of the Bosque County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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