Burnet County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Smith, Burnet County, Texas, 1867

William Smith registered to vote in Burnet County on July 24, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. Burnet County registered 54 freedmen in 1867, 13% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Burnet County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Burnet County

William Smith

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Smith
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Burnet County
Precinct
2
Registered
July 24, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Burnet County
1 month
Years in the precinct
1 month
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Burnet County highlighted
Burnet County on the 1870 county map

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 4 of the Burnet County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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