Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

F. Griffin, Burleson County, Texas, 1867

F. Griffin registered to vote in Burleson County on July 16, 1867. He reported 5 years in Texas, 5 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
5 years
In Texas
5 years
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Burleson County

F. Griffin

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
F. Griffin
County of registration
Burleson County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 16, 1867
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Burleson County
5 years
Years in the precinct
5 years
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 19 of the Burleson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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