Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Washington, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867
George Washington registered to vote in Brazoria County on September 6, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 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
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 15 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
George Washington
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Washington
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Brazoria County
- Registered
- September 6, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Brazoria County
- 15 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 1861
- 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 31 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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