Kaufman County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Helm, Kaufman County, Texas, 1867
George Helm registered to vote in Kaufman County on August 21, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Kaufman County registered 189 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.
- Kentucky
- Birthplace
- 18 years
- In Texas
- about 1849
- Reached Texas
- 17 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1849 to 1870
George Helm
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Helm
- Place of birth
- Kentucky
- County of registration
- Kaufman County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 21, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 18 years
- Years in Kaufman County
- 6 months
- Years in the precinct
- 6 months
- Years in Texas before Kaufman County
- 17 years
- Signature, as written
- "George Kelso"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
17 yearsGeorge Helm reported 17 years more in Texas than in Kaufman County.
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 13 of the Kaufman County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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