Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Bailey, Burleson County, Texas, 1867
John Bailey registered to vote in Burleson County on August 7, 1867. He reported 16 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.
- 16 years
- In Texas
- 8 years
- In the county
- about 1851
- Reached Texas
- 8 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1851 to 1870
John Bailey
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Bailey
- County of registration
- Burleson County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 7, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 16 years
- Years in Burleson County
- 8 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Burleson County
- 8 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
8 yearsJohn Bailey reported 8 years more in Texas than in Burleson County.
Other freedmen named Bailey in Burleson County
- Aaron Baileyreached Texas about 1840
- 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 27 of the Burleson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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