Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Tipton, Burleson County, Texas, 1867
George Tipton registered to vote in Burleson County on July 29, 1867. He reported 18 years in Texas, 18 of them in Burleson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Burleson County registered 636 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.
- 18 years
- In Texas
- 18 years
- In the county
- about 1849
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1849 to 1870
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In Burleson County
George Tipton
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Tipton
- County of registration
- Burleson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 29, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 18 years
- Years in Burleson County
- 18 years
- Years in the precinct
- 18 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Tipton in Burleson County
- Jack Tiptonreached Texas about 1843
Tiptons 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 23 of the Burleson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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