Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Russell, Wood County, Texas, 1867
John Russell registered to vote in Wood County on July 24, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 5 of them in Wood County. The registrar wrote "Colored voter" beside his name. Wood County registered 259 freedmen in 1867, 24% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 5 years
- In Texas
- 5 years
- In the county
- about 1862
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Wood County
John Russell
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Russell
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Wood County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- July 24, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 5 years
- Years in Wood County
- 5 years
- Years in the precinct
- 5 years
- Signature, as written
- "John his X mark Russell"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored voter"
Russells elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Russell
- Russel 7
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 5 of the Wood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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