Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Strother William, Fayette County, Texas, 1868

Strother William registered to vote in Fayette County on January 31, 1868. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 6 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Fayette County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
6 years
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In Fayette County

Strother William

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Strother William
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
January 31, 1868
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Fayette County
6 years
Years in the precinct
6 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fayette County highlighted
Fayette County on the 1870 county map

Variations of William

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.

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