Williamson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Howard Whittenberg, Williamson County, Texas, 1867
Howard Whittenberg registered to vote in Williamson County on July 30, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Williamson County registered 205 freedmen in 1867, 19% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
Howard Whittenberg
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Howard Whittenberg
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Williamson County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- July 30, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in Williamson County
- 1 month
- Years in the precinct
- 1 month
- Signature, as written
- "J. D. Neil"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 10 of the Williamson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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