Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Lucas, Burleson County, Texas, 1867
William Lucas registered to vote in Burleson County on August 5, 1867. He reported 14 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.
- 14 years
- In Texas
- 9 years
- In the county
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
- 5 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
William Lucas
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Lucas
- County of registration
- Burleson County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 5, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Burleson County
- 9 years
- Years in the precinct
- 9 years
- Years in Texas before Burleson County
- 5 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
5 yearsWilliam Lucas reported 5 years more in Texas than in Burleson County.
Other freedmen named Lucas in Burleson County
- Gustus Lucasreached Texas about 1848
- Jerry Lucasreached Texas about 1844
Lucases 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 26 of the Burleson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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