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.
- 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
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"
Elsewhere in Texas
8 yearsWilliam 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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