Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Tippett, Wood County, Texas, 1867

George Tippett registered to vote in Wood County on July 20, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 34 years in Texas, 13 of them in Wood County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Wood County registered 259 freedmen in 1867, 24% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Wood County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
34 years
In Texas
13 years
In the county
about 1833
Reached Texas
21 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1833 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Wood County

George Tippett

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Tippett
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Wood County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 20, 1867
Years in Texas
34 years
Years in Wood County
13 years
Years in the precinct
13 years
Years in Texas before Wood County
21 years
Signature, as written
"George Tippett"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Wood County highlighted
Wood County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

21 years

George Tippett reported 21 years more in Texas than in Wood 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 2 of the Wood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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