McLennan County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Milton Willis, McLennan County, Texas, 1868

Milton Willis registered to vote in McLennan County on January 29, 1868. 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 1867
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In McLennan County

Milton Willis

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Milton Willis
County of registration
McLennan County
Registered
January 29, 1868
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

Other freedmen named Willis in McLennan County

Willises elsewhere in Texas

All 36 freedmen named Willis 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 45 of the McLennan County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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