Wilson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Smith, Wilson County, Texas, 1867
William Smith registered to vote in Wilson County on July 11, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Wilson County registered 97 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 17 years
- In Texas
- about 1850
- Reached Texas
- 16 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1850 to 1870
William Smith
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Smith
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Wilson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Place of residence
- Wilson County
- Registered
- July 11, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 17 years
- Years in Wilson County
- 7 months
- Years in the precinct
- 1 month
- Years in Texas before Wilson County
- 16 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
16 yearsWilliam Smith reported 16 years more in Texas than in Wilson County.
Smiths 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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