Bastrop County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Williams, Bastrop County, Texas, 1868

John Williams registered to vote in Bastrop County on January 30, 1868. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored Voter" beside his name. Bastrop County registered 946 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Bastrop County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1867
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Bastrop County

John Williams

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Williams
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Bastrop County
Precinct
1
Registered
January 30, 1868
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Bastrop County
1 month
Years in the precinct
1 month
Remarks, as written
"Colored Voter"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bastrop County highlighted
Bastrop County on the 1870 county map

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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 41 of the Bastrop County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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