Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Harry Templeton, Wood County, Texas, 1867

Harry Templeton registered to vote in Wood County on August 14, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas. 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Wood County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
about 1851
Reached Texas
15 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1851 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Wood County

Harry Templeton

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Harry Templeton
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Wood County
Precinct
11
Registered
August 14, 1867
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in Wood County
8 months
Years in the precinct
8 months
Years in Texas before Wood County
15 years
Signature, as written
"Harry his X mark Tempester"
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

15 years

Harry Templeton reported 15 years more in Texas than in Wood County.

Variations of Templeton

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 18 of the Wood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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