Wilson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Washington Goody, Wilson County, Texas, 1867

Washington Goody registered to vote in Wilson County on July 20, 1867. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas. 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 Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Wilson County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
about 1865
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Wilson County

Washington Goody

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Washington Goody
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Wilson County
Precinct
7
Place of residence
Wilson County
Registered
July 20, 1867
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in Wilson County
6 months
Years in the precinct
6 months
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

Washington Goody reported 1 year more in Texas than in Wilson County.

Variations of Goody

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

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