Wilson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Mathews, Wilson County, Texas, 1867
William Mathews registered to vote in Wilson County on July 13, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 12 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.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
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In Wilson County
William Mathews
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Mathews
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Wilson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Place of residence
- Wilson County
- Registered
- July 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Wilson County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Mathewses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Mathews
- Matthews 20
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 2 of the Wilson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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