Houston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Charles Linzey, Houston County, Texas, 1867
Charles Linzey registered to vote in Houston County on July 25, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 24 years in Texas, 13 of them in Houston County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Houston County registered 963 freedmen in 1867, 50% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 24 years
- In Texas
- 13 years
- In the county
- 11 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1843 to 1870
Charles Linzey
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Charles Linzey
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Houston County
- Precinct
- 10
- Registered
- July 25, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 24 years
- Years in Houston County
- 13 years
- Years in Texas before Houston County
- 11 years
- Signature, as written
- "Charles his X mark Linzy"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
11 yearsCharles Linzey reported 11 years more in Texas than in Houston County.
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 6 of the Houston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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