Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Wood, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867

William Wood registered to vote in Brazoria County on September 28, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 3 of them in Brazoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Brazoria County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1864
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Brazoria County

William Wood

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Wood
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Brazoria County
Registered
September 28, 1867
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Brazoria County
3 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Brazoria County highlighted
Brazoria County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Wood in Brazoria County

  • Henry Woodborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1840
  • Wesley Woodborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1842

Woods elsewhere in Texas

All 39 freedmen named Wood in Texas

Variations of Wood

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 35 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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