Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Porter, Burleson County, Texas, 1867
George Porter registered to vote in Burleson County on August 3, 1867. He reported 25 years in Texas, 25 of them in Burleson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Burleson County registered 636 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.
- 25 years
- In Texas
- 25 years
- In the county
- about 1842
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1842 to 1870
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In Burleson County
George Porter
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Porter
- County of registration
- Burleson County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 3, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 25 years
- Years in Burleson County
- 25 years
- Years in the precinct
- 5 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Porter in Burleson County
- C. Porterreached Texas about 1843
- Cato Porterreached Texas about 1847
- John Porterreached Texas about 1864
- Marshall Porterreached Texas about 1847
- R. Porterreached Texas about 1847
Porters 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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