Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Berry Mond, Wood County, Texas, 1867

Berry Mond registered to vote in Wood County on July 29, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 16 of them in Wood County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Wood County registered 259 freedmen in 1867, 24% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Wood County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
16 years
In the county
about 1851
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1851 to 1870

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In Wood County

Berry Mond

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Berry Mond
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Wood County
Precinct
6
Registered
July 29, 1867
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in Wood County
16 years
Years in the precinct
16 years
Signature, as written
"Berry his X mark Ward"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
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 9 of the Wood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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