Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Henry Applewhite, Fayette County, Texas, 1869
William Henry Applewhite registered to vote in Fayette County on November 17, 1869. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 of them in Fayette County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fayette County registered 1,169 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 11 years
- In Texas
- 11 years
- In the county
- about 1858
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1858 to 1870
William Henry Applewhite
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Henry Applewhite
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Fayette County
- Registered
- November 17, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 11 years
- Years in Fayette County
- 11 years
- Years in the precinct
- 11 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Applewhites 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 60 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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