Wilson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Stevenson, Wilson County, Texas, 1867

Charles Stevenson registered to vote in Wilson County on July 11, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 16 of them in Wilson County. 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Wilson County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
16 years
In the county
about 1851
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1851 to 1870

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In Wilson County

Charles Stevenson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Stevenson
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Wilson County
Precinct
2
Place of residence
Wilson County
Registered
July 11, 1867
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in Wilson County
16 years
Years in the precinct
16 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Wilson County highlighted
Wilson County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Stevenson

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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