Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
E. Armstrong, Burleson County, Texas, 1867
E. Armstrong registered to vote in Burleson County on July 16, 1867. He reported 14 years in Texas, 8 of them in Burleson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Burleson County registered 636 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.
- 14 years
- In Texas
- 8 years
- In the county
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
- 6 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
E. Armstrong
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- E. Armstrong
- County of registration
- Burleson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 16, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Burleson County
- 8 years
- Years in the precinct
- 8 years
- Years in Texas before Burleson County
- 6 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
6 yearsE. Armstrong reported 6 years more in Texas than in Burleson County.
Other freedmen named Armstrong in Burleson County
- Henry Armstrongreached Texas about 1861
- Jam. Armstrongreached Texas about 1852
- Manuel Armstrongreached Texas about 1842
Armstrongs elsewhere 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 21 of the Burleson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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