Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Washington, Burleson County, Texas, 1867
George Washington registered to vote in Burleson County on July 27, 1867. He reported 20 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.
- 20 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1847
- Reached Texas
- 19 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
George Washington
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Washington
- County of registration
- Burleson County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- July 27, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 20 years 6 months
- Years in Burleson County
- 1 year 6 months
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year 6 months
- Years in Texas before Burleson County
- 19 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
19 yearsGeorge Washington reported 19 years more in Texas than in Burleson County.
Other freedmen named Washington in Burleson County
- G. Washingtonreached Texas about 1849
- George Washingtonreached Texas about 1857
- Jno. W. Washingtonreached Texas about 1842
- Jonas Washingtonreached Texas about 1860
- 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 22 of the Burleson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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