Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Wilcox, Wood County, Texas, 1867

William Wilcox registered to vote in Wood County on July 29, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 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
4 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Wood County

William Wilcox

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Wilcox
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Wood County
Precinct
6
Registered
July 29, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Wood County
4 years
Years in the precinct
4 years
Signature, as written
"William his X mark Wilcox"
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 10 of the Wood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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