Houston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Green, Houston County, Texas, 1867
William Green registered to vote in Houston County on July 26, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Houston County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Houston County registered 963 freedmen in 1867, 50% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Houston County
William Green
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Green
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Houston County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- July 26, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in Houston County
- 1 year
- Signature, as written
- "William his X mark Green."
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Greens elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Green
- Greene 9
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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