Houston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Daniel, Houston County, Texas, 1867
William Daniel registered to vote in Houston County on July 25, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 6 of them in Houston County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Houston County registered 963 freedmen in 1867, 50% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 6 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
- 9 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
William Daniel
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Daniel
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Houston County
- Precinct
- 10
- Registered
- July 25, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Houston County
- 6 years
- Years in Texas before Houston County
- 9 years
- Signature, as written
- "William Daniels"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
9 yearsWilliam Daniel reported 9 years more in Texas than in Houston County.
Daniels elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Daniel
- Daniels 39
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 5 of the Houston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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