Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Baine, Wood County, Texas, 1867
George Baine registered to vote in Wood County on July 29, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 of them in Wood County. The registrar wrote "Colored voter" beside his name. Wood County registered 259 freedmen in 1867, 24% of its voters.
- Kentucky
- Birthplace
- 10 years
- In Texas
- 10 years
- In the county
- about 1857
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1857 to 1870
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In Wood County
George Baine
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Baine
- Place of birth
- Kentucky
- County of registration
- Wood County
- Precinct
- 6
- Registered
- July 29, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 10 years
- Years in Wood County
- 10 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Signature, as written
- "George his X mark Baine"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored voter"
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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