Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Winston Coleman, Wood County, Texas, 1867

Winston Coleman registered to vote in Wood County on July 31, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 5 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Wood County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
5 years
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Wood County

Winston Coleman

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Winston Coleman
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Wood County
Precinct
4
Registered
July 31, 1867
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Wood County
5 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Signature, as written
"his Winston x Coleman mark"
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 11 of the Wood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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