Lamar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George W. Wyatt, Lamar County, Texas, 1867

George W. Wyatt registered to vote in Lamar County on July 4, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 of them in Lamar County. The registrar wrote "Hold" beside his name. Lamar County registered 772 freedmen in 1867, 30% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Lamar County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
11 years
In Texas
11 years
In the county
about 1856
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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In Lamar County

George W. Wyatt

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George W. Wyatt
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Lamar County
Precinct
11
Registered
July 4, 1867
Years in Texas
11 years
Years in Lamar County
11 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"Geo. W. Wyatt"
Remarks, as written
"Hold"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Lamar County highlighted
Lamar County on the 1870 county map

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 1 of the Lamar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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