Fort Bend County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Branch, Fort Bend County, Texas, 1867
William Branch registered to vote in Fort Bend County on August 15, 1867. He reported 9 years in Texas, 3 of them in Fort Bend County. Fort Bend County registered 1,360 freedmen in 1867, 81% of its voters.
- 9 years
- In Texas
- 3 years
- In the county
- about 1858
- Reached Texas
- 6 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1858 to 1870
1858186018621864186618681870
Elsewhere in Texas
In Fort Bend County
William Branch
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Branch
- County of registration
- Fort Bend County
- Registered
- August 15, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 9 years
- Years in Fort Bend County
- 3 years
- Years in Texas before Fort Bend County
- 6 years
Elsewhere in Texas
6 yearsWilliam Branch reported 6 years more in Texas than in Fort Bend County.
Other freedmen named Branch in Fort Bend County
- Ben Branchreached Texas about 1866
- Drew Branchreached Texas about 1858
- Jim Branchreached Texas about 1866
- Jno Branchreached Texas about 1866
- John Branchreached Texas about 1866
Branches 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 Fort Bend County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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