Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Matthews, Fayette County, Texas, 1867
George Matthews registered to vote in Fayette County on September 30, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 3 of them in Fayette County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fayette County registered 1,169 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 13 years
- In Texas
- 3 years
- In the county
- about 1854
- Reached Texas
- 10 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
George Matthews
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Matthews
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Fayette County
- Registered
- September 30, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 13 years
- Years in Fayette County
- 3 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Fayette County
- 10 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
10 yearsGeorge Matthews reported 10 years more in Texas than in Fayette County.
Matthewses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Matthews
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 56 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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