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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Wood County, Texas
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"
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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