Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Bowels, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867
George Bowels registered to vote in Brazoria County on July 31, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Brazoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 8 years
- In Texas
- 8 years
- In the county
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
George Bowels
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Bowels
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Brazoria County
- Registered
- July 31, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Years in Brazoria County
- 8 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Bowels in Brazoria County
- Isaiah Bowelsborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1859
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 3 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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