Kaufman County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Westly Evans, Kaufman County, Texas, 1868
Westly Evans registered to vote in Kaufman County on January 28, 1868. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 3 of them in Kaufman County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Kaufman County registered 189 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.
- Kentucky
- Birthplace
- 5 years
- In Texas
- 3 years
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
- 2 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
Westly Evans
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Westly Evans
- Place of birth
- Kentucky
- County of registration
- Kaufman County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- January 28, 1868
- Years in Texas
- 5 years
- Years in Kaufman County
- 3 years
- Years in the precinct
- 3 years
- Years in Texas before Kaufman County
- 2 years
- Signature, as written
- "Neitly Evans"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
2 yearsWestly Evans reported 2 years more in Texas than in Kaufman County.
Evanses 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 18 of the Kaufman County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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