Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Luke Watson, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867
Luke Watson registered to vote in Brazoria County on August 15, 1867. He reported Florida as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Brazoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.
- Florida
- Birthplace
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
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In Brazoria County
Luke Watson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Luke Watson
- Place of birth
- Florida
- County of registration
- Brazoria County
- Registered
- August 15, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Brazoria County
- 7 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Watson in Brazoria County
- Auther Watsonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1843
- Charles Watsonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1857
- Elijah Watsonborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1842
- John Watsonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1855
- London Watsonborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1827
Watsons 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 22 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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