Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Cas Harwell, Fayette County, Texas, 1868

Cas Harwell registered to vote in Fayette County on January 31, 1868. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Fayette County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fayette County registered 1,169 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Fayette County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1867
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

186018621864186618681870
In Fayette County

Cas Harwell

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Cas Harwell
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
January 31, 1868
Years in Texas
1 year 6 months
Years in Fayette County
1 year 6 months
Years in the precinct
1 year 6 months
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fayette County highlighted
Fayette County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Harwell in Fayette County

Harwells elsewhere in Texas

All 3 freedmen named Harwell 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 58 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

African American genealogy in Fayette County, Texas

Fayette County freedmen and genealogyEvery freedman who registered in Fayette CountyThe Harwell name in TexasBorn in VirginiaSearch Fayette County by name

Cas Harwell, Fayette County, Texas, 1868 | Enslaved Texas