Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Raleigh Wilson, Fayette County, Texas, 1867

Raleigh Wilson registered to vote in Fayette County on August 15, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Fayette County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1860
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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In Fayette County

Raleigh Wilson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Raleigh Wilson
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
August 15, 1867
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Fayette County
7 years
Years in the precinct
7 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 Wilson in Fayette County

  • Gabe Wilsonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1858
  • Jim Wilsonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1865
  • John Wilsonborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1863
  • John Wilsonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1839
  • Tom Wilsonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1852

Wilsons elsewhere in Texas

All 213 freedmen named Wilson in Texas

Variations of Wilson

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 42 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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