Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Isaac Gilbreath, Wood County, Texas, 1867

Isaac Gilbreath registered to vote in Wood County on July 27, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 17 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Wood County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
17 years
In Texas
17 years
In the county
about 1850
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1850 to 1870

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In Wood County

Isaac Gilbreath

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Isaac Gilbreath
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Wood County
Precinct
6
Registered
July 27, 1867
Years in Texas
17 years
Years in Wood County
17 years
Years in the precinct
8 years
Signature, as written
"Isaac his X mark Gilbreath"
Remarks, as written
"Colored voter"
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 7 of the Wood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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