Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Lewis, Burleson County, Texas, 1867

William Lewis registered to vote in Burleson County on July 30, 1867. He reported 10 years in Texas, 10 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
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Burleson County

William Lewis

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Lewis
County of registration
Burleson County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 30, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Burleson County
10 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Burleson County highlighted
Burleson County on the 1870 county map

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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 24 of the Burleson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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