Wilson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Prior, Wilson County, Texas, 1867
William Prior registered to vote in Wilson County on July 10, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 1 of them in Wilson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Wilson County registered 97 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 18 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1849
- Reached Texas
- 17 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1849 to 1870
William Prior
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Prior
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Wilson County
- Precinct
- 2
- Place of residence
- Wilson County
- Registered
- July 10, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 18 years
- Years in Wilson County
- 1 year 6 months
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year 6 months
- Years in Texas before Wilson County
- 17 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
17 yearsWilliam Prior reported 17 years more in Texas than in Wilson County.
Priors 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 1 of the Wilson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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