Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Washington, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867
George Washington registered to vote in Brazoria County on August 23, 1867. He reported North America as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 6 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 America
- Birthplace
- 6 years
- In Texas
- 6 years
- In the county
- about 1861
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Brazoria County
George Washington
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Washington
- Place of birth
- North America
- County of registration
- Brazoria County
- Registered
- August 23, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 6 years
- Years in Brazoria County
- 6 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Washington in Brazoria County
- Gabriel Washingtonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1851
- George Washingtonborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1852
- George Washingtonborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1843
- George Washingtonborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1852
- George Washingtonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1867
Washingtons 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 28 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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