Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Squire Freeling, Burleson County, Texas, 1867

Squire Freeling registered to vote in Burleson County on August 6, 1867. 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Registered in Burleson County, Texas
14 years
In Texas
14 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Burleson County

Squire Freeling

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Squire Freeling
County of registration
Burleson County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 6, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Burleson County
14 years
Years in the precinct
7 months
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Burleson County highlighted
Burleson County on the 1870 county map

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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