Kaufman County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Fisher, Kaufman County, Texas, 1867
William Fisher registered to vote in Kaufman County on August 8, 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Kaufman County registered 189 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.
- Missouri
- Birthplace
- 3 years
- In Texas
- about 1864
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Kaufman County
William Fisher
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Fisher
- Place of birth
- Missouri
- County of registration
- Kaufman County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 8, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 3 years
- Signature, as written
- "Wm Fisher"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Fishers 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 3 of the Kaufman County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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