Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Washington, Fayette County, Texas, 1867

George Washington registered to vote in Fayette County on August 14, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 28 years in Texas, 28 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
28 years
In Texas
28 years
In the county
about 1839
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1839 to 1870

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In Fayette County

George Washington

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Washington
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
August 14, 1867
Years in Texas
28 years
Years in Fayette County
28 years
Years in the precinct
28 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fayette County highlighted
Fayette County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Washington in Fayette County

Washingtons elsewhere in Texas

All 262 freedmen named Washington 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 41 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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