Wilson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Wynne, Wilson County, Texas, 1869
William Wynne registered to vote in Wilson County on November 26, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 3 of them in Wilson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Wilson County registered 97 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 18 years
- In Texas
- 3 years
- In the county
- 15 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1851 to 1870
William Wynne
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Wynne
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Wilson County
- Precinct
- 6
- Place of residence
- Wilson County
- Registered
- November 26, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 18 years
- Years in Wilson County
- 3 years
- Years in the precinct
- 3 years
- Years in Texas before Wilson County
- 15 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
15 yearsWilliam Wynne reported 15 years more in Texas than in Wilson County.
Wynnes elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Wynne
- Wynn 7
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 11 of the Wilson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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