Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Daniel Marion, Wood County, Texas, 1867

Daniel Marion registered to vote in Wood County on July 29, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 2 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 Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Wood County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1864
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Wood County

Daniel Marion

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Daniel Marion
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Wood County
Precinct
6
Registered
July 29, 1867
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Wood County
2 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Wood County
1 year
Signature, as written
"Daniel his X mark Marion"
Remarks, as written
"Colored voter"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Wood County highlighted
Wood County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

Daniel Marion reported 1 year more in Texas than in Wood County.

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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