Houston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Earl, Houston County, Texas, 1867
William Earl registered to vote in Houston County on July 25, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 30 years in Texas, 15 of them in Houston County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Houston County registered 963 freedmen in 1867, 50% of its voters.
- Louisiana
- Birthplace
- 30 years
- In Texas
- 15 years
- In the county
- about 1837
- Reached Texas
- 15 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1837 to 1870
William Earl
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Earl
- Place of birth
- Louisiana
- County of registration
- Houston County
- Precinct
- 10
- Registered
- July 25, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 30 years
- Years in Houston County
- 15 years
- Years in Texas before Houston County
- 15 years
- Signature, as written
- "Willis Early"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
15 yearsWilliam Earl reported 15 years more in Texas than in Houston County.
Earls elsewhere in Texas
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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