Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert Boyce, Wood County, Texas, 1867

Robert Boyce registered to vote in Wood County on July 27, 1867. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas, 2 of them in Wood County. The registrar wrote "Colored voter" beside his name. Wood County registered 259 freedmen in 1867, 24% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Maryland and Texas marked
Born in Maryland, registered in Wood County, Texas
Maryland
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1865
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Wood County

Robert Boyce

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert Boyce
Place of birth
Maryland
County of registration
Wood County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 27, 1867
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in Wood County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Signature, as written
"Robert his X mark Boyce"
Remarks, as written
"Colored voter"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Wood County highlighted
Wood County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Boyce in Wood County

  • Ben Boyceborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1864

Boyces elsewhere in Texas

All 3 freedmen named Boyce 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 6 of the Wood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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