Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

London Polard, Burleson County, Texas, 1869

London Polard registered to vote in Burleson County on November 23, 1869. He reported 7 years in Texas, 6 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
7 years
In Texas
6 years
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Burleson County

London Polard

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
London Polard
County of registration
Burleson County
Precinct
2
Registered
November 23, 1869
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Burleson County
6 years
Years in the precinct
6 years
Years in Texas before Burleson County
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Burleson County highlighted
Burleson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

London Polard reported 1 year more in Texas than in Burleson County.

Variations of Polard

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

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