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.
- 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"
Stevensons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Stevenson
- Stevens 18
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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