Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Frederick Chisholm, Wood County, Texas, 1867
Frederick Chisholm registered to vote in Wood County on August 2, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 7 of them in Wood County. The registrar wrote "Colored voter" beside his name. Wood County registered 259 freedmen in 1867, 24% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
- 8 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
Frederick Chisholm
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Frederick Chisholm
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Wood County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 2, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Wood County
- 7 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 years
- Years in Texas before Wood County
- 8 years
- Signature, as written
- "Frederick Chisholm"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored voter"
Elsewhere in Texas
8 yearsFrederick Chisholm reported 8 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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