Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Richardson, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867
William Richardson registered to vote in Brazoria County on August 12, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 of them in Brazoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 20 years
- In Texas
- 20 years
- In the county
- about 1847
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
William Richardson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Richardson
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Brazoria County
- Registered
- August 12, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 20 years
- Years in Brazoria County
- 20 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Richardson in Brazoria County
- William Richardsonborn in Florida, reached Texas about 1860
Richardsons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Richardson
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 15 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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