Bowie County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Joseph, Bowie County, Texas, 1869
William Joseph registered to vote in Bowie County on November 26, 1869. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 1 of them in Bowie County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bowie County registered 462 freedmen in 1867, 55% of its voters.
- Louisiana
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1848
- Reached Texas
- 20 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1848 to 1870
William Joseph
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Joseph
- Place of birth
- Louisiana
- County of registration
- Bowie County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- November 26, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Bowie County
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Bowie County
- 20 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
20 yearsWilliam Joseph reported 20 years more in Texas than in Bowie County.
Josephs 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 21 of the Bowie County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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