Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Andrew Dean, Wood County, Texas, 1867

Andrew Dean registered to vote in Wood County on August 17, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 1 of them in Wood County. 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Wood County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1847
Reached Texas
19 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Wood County

Andrew Dean

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Andrew Dean
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Wood County
Precinct
9
Registered
August 17, 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Wood County
1 year
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Wood County
19 years
Signature, as written
"Andrew his X mark Dean"
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

19 years

Andrew Dean reported 19 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 19 of the Wood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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