Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Sam Woolford, Fayette County, Texas, 1869

Sam Woolford registered to vote in Fayette County on November 26, 1869. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 5 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 Maryland and Texas marked
Born in Maryland, registered in Fayette County, Texas
Maryland
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
5 years
In the county
about 1864
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Fayette County

Sam Woolford

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Sam Woolford
Place of birth
Maryland
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
November 26, 1869
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Fayette County
5 years
Years in the precinct
5 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fayette County highlighted
Fayette County on the 1870 county map

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

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