Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
R. Wilson, Burleson County, Texas, 1867
R. Wilson registered to vote in Burleson County on July 16, 1867. He reported 15 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.
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
- 14 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
R. Wilson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- R. Wilson
- County of registration
- Burleson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 16, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Burleson County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Burleson County
- 14 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
14 yearsR. Wilson reported 14 years more in Texas than in Burleson County.
Other freedmen named Wilson in Burleson County
- H. Wilsonreached Texas about 1865
- H. Wilsonreached Texas about 1865
- J. Wilsonreached Texas about 1857
- J. Wilsonreached Texas about 1852
- Jerry Wilsonreached Texas about 1855
Wilsons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Wilson
- Willson 12
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 19 of the Burleson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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