Bowie County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Rose, Bowie County, Texas, 1869

George Rose registered to vote in Bowie County on November 19, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 23 years in Texas, 23 of them in Bowie County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bowie County registered 462 freedmen in 1867, 55% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Bowie County
Texas
Birthplace
23 years
In Texas
23 years
In the county

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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In Bowie County

George Rose

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Rose
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Bowie County
Precinct
2
Registered
November 19, 1869
Years in Texas
23 years
Years in Bowie County
23 years
Years in the precinct
23 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bowie County highlighted
Bowie County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Rose in Bowie County

Roses elsewhere in Texas

All 21 freedmen named Rose 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 19 of the Bowie County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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