Kaufman County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Love, Kaufman County, Texas, 1869
George Love registered to vote in Kaufman County on August 12, 1869. He reported Kentucky 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.
- Kentucky
- Birthplace
- 4 years
- In Texas
- about 1865
- Reached Texas
- 3 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
George Love
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Love
- Place of birth
- Kentucky
- County of registration
- Kaufman County
- Precinct
- 3
- 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
- "Gebroo Love"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
3 yearsGeorge Love reported 3 years more in Texas than in Kaufman County.
Other freedmen named Love in Kaufman County
- Peter Loveborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1839
Loves 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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