Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Washington, Burleson County, Texas, 1867
John Washington registered to vote in Burleson County on July 16, 1867. He reported 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Burleson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Burleson County registered 636 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
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In Burleson County
John Washington
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Washington
- County of registration
- Burleson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 16, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Burleson County
- 7 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Washington in Burleson County
- G. Washingtonreached Texas about 1849
- Geo. Washingtonreached Texas about 1847
- George Washingtonreached Texas about 1857
- Jno. W. Washingtonreached Texas about 1842
- Nathan Washingtonreached Texas about 1857
Washingtons 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 20 of the Burleson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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