Kaufman County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Philip Woodson, Kaufman County, Texas, 1867

Philip Woodson registered to vote in Kaufman County on August 8, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Kaufman County registered 189 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Kaufman County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Kaufman County

Philip Woodson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Philip Woodson
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Kaufman County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 8, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Kaufman County
6 months
Years in the precinct
6 months
Signature, as written
"Philip Woodlow"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Kaufman County highlighted
Kaufman County on the 1870 county map

Woodsons elsewhere in Texas

All 8 freedmen named Woodson in Texas

Variations of Woodson

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 2 of the Kaufman County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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