Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Miller, Wood County, Texas, 1867

George Miller registered to vote in Wood County on August 2, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 1 of them in Wood County. Wood County registered 259 freedmen in 1867, 24% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Wood County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
13 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas
12 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Wood County

George Miller

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Miller
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Wood County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 2, 1867
Years in Texas
13 years
Years in Wood County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Wood County
12 years
Signature, as written
"George Willis"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Wood County highlighted
Wood County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

12 years

George Miller reported 12 years 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 13 of the Wood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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