San Augustine County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Scott, San Augustine County, Texas, 1867
William Scott registered to vote in San Augustine County on August 3, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in San Augustine County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. San Augustine County registered 340 freedmen in 1867, 48% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
William Scott
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Scott
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- San Augustine County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 3, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in San Augustine County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Signature, as written
- "William Scott"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Scott in San Augustine County
- Billy Scottborn in Virginia
- John Scottborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1866
- William Jackson Scottborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1866
Scotts 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 San Augustine County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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