Washington County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Theodore Stamps, Washington County, Texas, 1864
Theodore Stamps registered to vote in Washington County on June 12, 1864. He reported 28 years in Texas, 28 of them in Washington County. The registrar wrote "Freedmen of Color" beside his name. Washington County registered 2,279 freedmen in 1867, 53% of its voters.
- 28 years
- In Texas
- 28 years
- In the county
- about 1836
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1836 to 1870
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In Washington County
Theodore Stamps
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Theodore Stamps
- County of registration
- Washington County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- June 12, 1864
- Years in Texas
- 28 years
- Years in Washington County
- 28 years
- Years in the precinct
- 28 years
- Naturalized, how
- "County Court"
- Naturalized, when
- "Brenham"
- Naturalized, where
- "August 10th 1850."
- Signature, as written
- "Joe his X mark Clay"
- Remarks, as written
- "Freedmen of Color"
Other freedmen named Stamps in Washington County
- Frederick Stampsreached Texas about 1843
Stampses 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 1 of the Washington County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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