Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Aaron Bailey, Burleson County, Texas, 1867
Aaron Bailey registered to vote in Burleson County on July 29, 1867. He reported 27 years in Texas, 2 of them in Burleson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Burleson County registered 636 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.
- 27 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1840
- Reached Texas
- 25 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1840 to 1870
Aaron Bailey
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Aaron Bailey
- County of registration
- Burleson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 29, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 27 years
- Years in Burleson County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Burleson County
- 25 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
25 yearsAaron Bailey reported 25 years more in Texas than in Burleson County.
Other freedmen named Bailey in Burleson County
- Jno. Baileyreached Texas about 1851
- Rob. Baileyreached Texas about 1852
Baileys 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 23 of the Burleson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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