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.
- 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
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"
Elsewhere in Texas
15 yearsHarry Templeton reported 15 years more in Texas than in Wood County.
Templetons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Templeton
- Temple 5
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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