Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles George, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867

Charles George registered to vote in Brazoria County on August 22, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 38 years in Texas, 38 of them in Brazoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Brazoria County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
38 years
In Texas
38 years
In the county
about 1829
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1829 to 1870

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In Brazoria County

Charles George

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles George
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Brazoria County
Registered
August 22, 1867
Years in Texas
38 years
Years in Brazoria County
38 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Brazoria County highlighted
Brazoria County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named George in Brazoria County

Georges elsewhere in Texas

All 33 freedmen named George 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 26 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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