Bastrop County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
York Hudson, Bastrop County, Texas, 1867
York Hudson registered to vote in Bastrop County on July 5, 1867. He reported New York as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored Voter" beside his name. Bastrop County registered 946 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- New York
- Birthplace
- 20 years
- In Texas
- about 1847
- Reached Texas
- 19 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
York Hudson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- York Hudson
- Place of birth
- New York
- County of registration
- Bastrop County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 5, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 20 years
- Years in Bastrop County
- 1 month
- Years in the precinct
- 1 month
- Years in Texas before Bastrop County
- 19 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored Voter"
Elsewhere in Texas
19 yearsYork Hudson reported 19 years more in Texas than in Bastrop County.
Hudsons 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 3 of the Bastrop County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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