Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Crofford, Bexar County, Texas, 1867
William Crofford registered to vote in Bexar County on July 3, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bexar County registered 500 freedmen in 1867, 22% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 2 years
- In Texas
- about 1865
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Bexar County
William Crofford
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Crofford
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Bexar County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 3, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 2 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Crofford in Bexar County
- George Croffordborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1854
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 3 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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