Kaufman County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Goodram, Kaufman County, Texas, 1867
William Goodram registered to vote in Kaufman County on September 31, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 5 of them in Kaufman County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Kaufman County registered 189 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 5 years
- In Texas
- 5 years
- In the county
- about 1862
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Kaufman County
William Goodram
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Goodram
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Kaufman County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- September 31, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 5 years
- Years in Kaufman County
- 5 years
- Years in the precinct
- 5 years
- Signature, as written
- "William Goodrum"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 19 of the Kaufman County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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