Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Bombay, Bexar County, Texas, 1867
George Bombay registered to vote in Bexar County on July 3, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bexar County registered 500 freedmen in 1867, 22% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 17 years
- In Texas
- about 1850
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1850 to 1870
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In Bexar County
George Bombay
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Bombay
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Bexar County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- July 3, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 17 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Bombay in Bexar County
- Strecher Bombayborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1855
- William Bombayborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1846
- William Bombayborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1846
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 4 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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