Houston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Read, Houston County, Texas, 1867
George Read registered to vote in Houston County on August 6, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 22 years 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.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 22 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- 21 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1845 to 1870
George Read
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Read
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Houston County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 6, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 22 years
- Years in Houston County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Houston County
- 21 years
- Signature, as written
- "George Read"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
21 yearsGeorge Read reported 21 years more in Texas than in Houston County.
Reads 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 9 of the Houston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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