Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Arthur Watson, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867
Arthur Watson registered to vote in Brazoria County on August 5, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 24 years in Texas, 24 of them in Brazoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 24 years
- In Texas
- 24 years
- In the county
What the register records
From about 1843 to 1870
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In Brazoria County
Arthur Watson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Arthur Watson
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Brazoria County
- Registered
- August 5, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 24 years
- Years in Brazoria County
- 24 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Watson in Brazoria County
- 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
- Luke Watsonborn in Florida, reached Texas about 1860
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 10 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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