Kaufman County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Washington, Kaufman County, Texas, 1869
George Washington registered to vote in Kaufman County on August 12, 1869. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Kaufman County registered 189 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 4 years
- In Texas
- about 1865
- Reached Texas
- 3 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
George Washington
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Washington
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Kaufman County
- Precinct
- 7
- Registered
- August 12, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Kaufman County
- 6 months
- Years in the precinct
- 6 months
- Years in Texas before Kaufman County
- 3 years
- Signature, as written
- "George Washington"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
3 yearsGeorge Washington reported 3 years more in Texas than in Kaufman County.
Other freedmen named Washington in Kaufman County
- C.W.L. Washingtonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1864
- George Washingtonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1867
- Martin Washingtonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1863
Washingtons 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 7 of the Kaufman County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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