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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Houston County, Texas
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

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Houston County

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"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Houston County highlighted
Houston County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

9 years

William Daniel reported 9 years more in Texas than in Houston County.

Variations of Daniel

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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