Burnet County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Lewis, Burnet County, Texas, 1867

John Lewis registered to vote in Burnet County. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Burnet County registered 54 freedmen in 1867, 13% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Burnet County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Burnet County

John Lewis

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Lewis
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Burnet County
Precinct
1
Years in Texas
1 year
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Burnet County highlighted
Burnet County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Lewis in Burnet County

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All 197 freedmen named Lewis 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 1 of the Burnet County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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