Wilson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Joseph Lias, Wilson County, Texas, 1869
Joseph Lias registered to vote in Wilson County on November 26, 1869. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 6 of them in Wilson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Wilson County registered 97 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 16 years
- In Texas
- 6 years
- In the county
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
- 10 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
Joseph Lias
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Joseph Lias
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Wilson County
- Precinct
- 5
- Place of residence
- Wilson County
- Registered
- November 26, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 16 years
- Years in Wilson County
- 6 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 years
- Years in Texas before Wilson County
- 10 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
10 yearsJoseph Lias reported 10 years more in Texas than in Wilson County.
Liases 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 11 of the Wilson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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