Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Lewis Kirkland, Wood County, Texas, 1867

Lewis Kirkland registered to vote in Wood County on July 27, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 6 of them in Wood County. Wood County registered 259 freedmen in 1867, 24% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Wood County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
6 years
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Wood County

Lewis Kirkland

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Lewis Kirkland
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Wood County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 27, 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Wood County
6 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"Lewis his X mark Kirkland"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Wood County highlighted
Wood County on the 1870 county map

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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