Van Zandt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Kirkwood, Van Zandt County, Texas, 1867
George Kirkwood registered to vote in Van Zandt County on August 15, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 4 of them in Van Zandt County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Van Zandt County registered 153 freedmen in 1867, 17% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 6 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1861
- Reached Texas
- 2 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
George Kirkwood
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Kirkwood
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Van Zandt County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 15, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 6 years
- Years in Van Zandt County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 month
- Years in Texas before Van Zandt County
- 2 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
2 yearsGeorge Kirkwood reported 2 years more in Texas than in Van Zandt County.
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 16 of the Van Zandt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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