McLennan County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Bedwell, McLennan County, Texas, 1867
William Bedwell registered to vote in McLennan County on August 26, 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.
- 1 year
- In Texas
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In McLennan County
William Bedwell
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Bedwell
- County of registration
- McLennan County
- Registered
- August 26, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Bedwell in McLennan County
- Alfred Bedwellreached Texas about 1866
- Gloss Bedwellreached Texas about 1866
- Henry Bedwellreached Texas about 1866
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 37 of the McLennan County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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