Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Read, Wood County, Texas, 1867
John Read registered to vote in Wood County on August 1, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 6 of them in Wood County. The registrar wrote "Colored voter" beside his name. Wood County registered 259 freedmen in 1867, 24% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 6 years
- In the county
- 15 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1846 to 1870
John Read
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Read
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Wood County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 1, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Wood County
- 6 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 years
- Years in Texas before Wood County
- 15 years
- Signature, as written
- "John his X mark Reed"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored voter"
Elsewhere in Texas
15 yearsJohn Read reported 15 years more in Texas than in Wood County.
Reads elsewhere in Texas
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 12 of the Wood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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