Washington County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Daniel Jones, Washington County, Texas, 1864
Daniel Jones registered to vote in Washington County on June 12, 1864. He reported 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Washington County. The registrar wrote "Freedman of Color" beside his name. Washington County registered 2,279 freedmen in 1867, 53% of its voters.
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
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In Washington County
Daniel Jones
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Daniel Jones
- County of registration
- Washington County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- June 12, 1864
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Washington County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Naturalized, how
- "County Court"
- Naturalized, when
- "Brenham"
- Naturalized, where
- "August 10th 1850."
- Signature, as written
- "Julius his X mark Simpson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Freedman of Color"
Other freedmen named Jones in Washington County
- Henry Jonesreached Texas about 1843
Joneses 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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