Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Bazey, Burleson County, Texas, 1867
John Bazey registered to vote in Burleson County on August 8, 1867. He reported 22 years in Texas, 1 of them in Burleson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Burleson County registered 636 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.
- 22 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1845
- Reached Texas
- 21 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1845 to 1870
John Bazey
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Bazey
- County of registration
- Burleson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 8, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 22 years
- Years in Burleson County
- 1 year 6 months
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year 6 months
- Years in Texas before Burleson County
- 21 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
21 yearsJohn Bazey reported 21 years more in Texas than in Burleson County.
Other freedmen named Bazey in Burleson County
- H. Bazeyreached Texas about 1851
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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