Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Captain Garrett, Wood County, Texas, 1867
Captain Garrett registered to vote in Wood County on July 27, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 11 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
- 13 years
- In Texas
- 11 years
- In the county
- about 1854
- Reached Texas
- 2 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
Captain Garrett
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Captain Garrett
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Wood County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 27, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 13 years
- Years in Wood County
- 11 years
- Years in the precinct
- 11 years
- Years in Texas before Wood County
- 2 years
- Signature, as written
- "Captain his X mark Garrett"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored voter"
Elsewhere in Texas
2 yearsCaptain Garrett reported 2 years more in Texas than in Wood County.
Other freedmen named Garrett in Wood County
- James Garrettborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1858
- Willis Garrettborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1854
Garretts elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Garrett
- Garret 8
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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