Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Washington, Fayette County, Texas, 1867
George Washington registered to vote in Fayette County on August 17, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fayette County registered 1,169 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
- 11 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
George Washington
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Washington
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Fayette County
- Registered
- August 17, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Fayette County
- 8 months
- Years in the precinct
- 8 months
- Years in Texas before Fayette County
- 11 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
11 yearsGeorge Washington reported 11 years more in Texas than in Fayette County.
Other freedmen named Washington in Fayette County
- Charles Washingtonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1847
- 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
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 45 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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