Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Ellis, Burleson County, Texas, 1868
George Ellis registered to vote in Burleson County on January 31, 1868. He reported 9 years in Texas, 9 of them in Burleson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Burleson County registered 636 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.
- 9 years
- In Texas
- 9 years
- In the county
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
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In Burleson County
George Ellis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Ellis
- County of registration
- Burleson County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- January 31, 1868
- Years in Texas
- 9 years
- Years in Burleson County
- 9 years
- Years in the precinct
- 8 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Ellis in Burleson County
- Jam. Ellisreached Texas about 1853
- Tob. Ellisreached Texas about 1855
Ellises elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Ellis
- Ellison 30
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 29 of the Burleson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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