Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Charles Washington, Fayette County, Texas, 1867
Charles Washington registered to vote in Fayette County on August 9, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 15 of them in Fayette County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fayette County registered 1,169 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 20 years
- In Texas
- 15 years
- In the county
- about 1847
- Reached Texas
- 5 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
Charles Washington
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Charles Washington
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Fayette County
- Registered
- August 9, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 20 years
- Years in Fayette County
- 15 years
- Years in the precinct
- 15 years
- Years in Texas before Fayette County
- 5 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
5 yearsCharles Washington reported 5 years more in Texas than in Fayette County.
Other freedmen named Washington in Fayette County
- Christian Washingtonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1862
- Daniel Washingtonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1854
- Elizah Washingtonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1848
- George Washingtonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1863
- George Washingtonborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1850
Washingtons 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 35 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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