McLennan County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Powell, McLennan County, Texas, 1867

William Powell registered to vote in McLennan County on July 22, 1867. He reported 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. McLennan County registered 1,109 freedmen in 1867, 48% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Registered in McLennan County, Texas
1 year
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In McLennan County

William Powell

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Powell
County of registration
McLennan County
Registered
July 22, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with McLennan County highlighted
McLennan County on the 1870 county map

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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 18 of the McLennan County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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