Live Oak County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Durant, Live Oak County, Texas, 1869

William Durant registered to vote in Live Oak County on November 23, 1869. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 2 of them in Live Oak County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Live Oak County registered 3 freedmen in 1867, 2% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Live Oak County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1859
Reached Texas
8 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Live Oak County

William Durant

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Durant
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Live Oak County
Precinct
7
Place of residence
Live Oak County
Registered
November 23, 1869
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Live Oak County
2 years
Years in the precinct
5 months
Years in Texas before Live Oak County
8 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Live Oak County highlighted
Live Oak County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

8 years

William Durant reported 8 years more in Texas than in Live Oak County.

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 3 of the Live Oak County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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