Van Zandt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Reed, Van Zandt County, Texas, 1868

George Reed registered to vote in Van Zandt County on January 30, 1868. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 1 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Van Zandt County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas
14 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Van Zandt County

George Reed

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Reed
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Van Zandt County
Precinct
2
Registered
January 30, 1868
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Van Zandt County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Van Zandt County
14 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Van Zandt County highlighted
Van Zandt County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

14 years

George Reed reported 14 years more in Texas than in Van Zandt County.

Reeds elsewhere in Texas

All 70 freedmen named Reed 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 18 of the Van Zandt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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