Hill County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
General George Washington, Hill County, Texas, 1867
General George Washington registered to vote in Hill County on August 20, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 40 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Hill County registered 159 freedmen in 1867, 17% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 40 years
- In Texas
- about 1827
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1827 to 1870
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In Hill County
General George Washington
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- General George Washington
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Hill County
- Precinct
- Hillsboro
- Registered
- August 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 40 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 10 of the Hill County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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