Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Smith, Burleson County, Texas, 1867
John Smith registered to vote in Burleson County on July 9, 1867. He reported 3 years in Texas, 1 of them in Burleson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Burleson County registered 636 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.
- 3 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1864
- Reached Texas
- 2 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
John Smith
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Smith
- County of registration
- Burleson County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- July 9, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 3 years
- Years in Burleson County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Burleson County
- 2 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
2 yearsJohn Smith reported 2 years more in Texas than in Burleson County.
Other freedmen named Smith in Burleson County
- A. Smithreached Texas about 1863
- Almer Smithreached Texas about 1863
- B. Smithreached Texas about 1864
- Cea. Smithreached Texas about 1859
- Charles Smithreached Texas about 1863
Smiths 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 10 of the Burleson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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