Bee County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William J. Everhart, Bee County, Texas, 1867

William J. Everhart registered to vote in Bee County on August 3, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Bee County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bee County registered 10 freedmen in 1867, 8% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Bee County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1860
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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In Bee County

William J. Everhart

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William J. Everhart
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Bee County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 3, 1867
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Bee County
7 years
Years in the precinct
7 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bee County highlighted
Bee County on the 1870 county map

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 2 of the Bee County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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