San Augustine County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Shadrack Woods, San Augustine County, Texas, 1867

Shadrack Woods registered to vote in San Augustine County on August 28, 1867. He reported Kentucky 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in San Augustine County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In San Augustine County

Shadrack Woods

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Shadrack Woods
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
San Augustine County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 28, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in San Augustine County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"Charles Remmert"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with San Augustine County highlighted
San Augustine County on the 1870 county map

Woodses elsewhere in Texas

All 58 freedmen named Woods in Texas

Variations of Woods

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 13 of the San Augustine County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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