Kaufman County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Wood, Kaufman County, Texas, 1869
George Wood registered to vote in Kaufman County on November 20, 1869. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 1 of them in Kaufman County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Kaufman County registered 189 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.
- Mississippi
- Birthplace
- 6 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
- 5 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
George Wood
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Wood
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Kaufman County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- November 20, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 6 years
- Years in Kaufman County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Kaufman County
- 5 years
- Signature, as written
- "George his X mark Woods"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
5 yearsGeorge Wood reported 5 years more in Texas than in Kaufman County.
Woods elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Wood
- Woods 62
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 22 of the Kaufman County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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