Limestone County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William McGary, Limestone County, Texas, 1867
William McGary registered to vote in Limestone County on July 16, 1867. He reported 27 years in Texas, 2 of them in Limestone County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Limestone County registered 368 freedmen in 1867, 33% of its voters.
- 27 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1840
- Reached Texas
- 25 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1840 to 1870
William McGary
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William McGary
- County of registration
- Limestone County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 16, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 27 years
- Years in Limestone County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Limestone County
- 25 years
- Signature, as written
- "Joel O'Brien"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
25 yearsWilliam McGary reported 25 years more in Texas than in Limestone County.
McGarys elsewhere in Texas
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 Limestone County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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