Bastrop County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William McConel, Bastrop County, Texas, 1867

William McConel registered to vote in Bastrop County on July 10, 1867. He reported North Carollina as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored Voter" beside his name. Bastrop County registered 946 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in North Carollina, registered in Bastrop County, Texas
North Carollina
Birthplace
13 years
In Texas
about 1854
Reached Texas
12 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Bastrop County

William McConel

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William McConel
Place of birth
North Carollina
County of registration
Bastrop County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 10, 1867
Years in Texas
13 years
Years in Bastrop County
1 month
Years in the precinct
1 month
Years in Texas before Bastrop County
12 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored Voter"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bastrop County highlighted
Bastrop County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

12 years

William McConel reported 12 years more in Texas than in Bastrop 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 12 of the Bastrop County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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