Wilson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Applewaite, Wilson County, Texas, 1867

George Applewaite registered to vote in Wilson County on July 12, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 12 of them in Wilson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Wilson County registered 97 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Wilson County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
13 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Wilson County

George Applewaite

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Applewaite
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Wilson County
Precinct
2
Place of residence
Wilson County
Registered
July 12, 1867
Years in Texas
13 years
Years in Wilson County
12 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Years in Texas before Wilson County
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Wilson County highlighted
Wilson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

George Applewaite reported 1 year more in Texas than in Wilson County.

Other freedmen named Applewaite in Wilson County

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 1 of the Wilson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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