Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Saunders, Wood County, Texas, 1867
George Saunders registered to vote in Wood County on July 22, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 10 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.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 10 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1857
- Reached Texas
- 9 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1857 to 1870
George Saunders
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Saunders
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Wood County
- Precinct
- 12
- Registered
- July 22, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 10 years
- Years in Wood County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 6 months
- Years in Texas before Wood County
- 9 years
- Signature, as written
- "George his X mark Saunders"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored voter"
Elsewhere in Texas
9 yearsGeorge Saunders reported 9 years more in Texas than in Wood County.
Saunderses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Saunders
- Sanders 59
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 20 of the Wood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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