Medina County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Washington, Medina County, Texas, 1869

Charles Washington registered to vote in Medina County on November 19, 1869. He reported 21 years in Texas, 21 of them in Medina County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Medina County registered 17 freedmen in 1867, 5% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Registered in Medina County, Texas
21 years
In Texas
21 years
In the county
about 1848
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1848 to 1870

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In Medina County

Charles Washington

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Washington
County of registration
Medina County
Precinct
5
Registered
November 19, 1869
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Medina County
21 years
Years in the precinct
21 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Medina County highlighted
Medina County on the 1870 county map

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 7 of the Medina County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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