Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Candy, Burleson County, Texas, 1869
William Candy registered to vote in Burleson County on November 20, 1869. He reported 14 years in Texas, 14 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
- 14 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
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In Burleson County
William Candy
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Candy
- County of registration
- Burleson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- November 20, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Burleson County
- 14 years
- Years in the precinct
- 14 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Candys 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 31 of the Burleson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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