Williamson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Tankersley, Williamson County, Texas, 1868
John Tankersley registered to vote in Williamson County on January 28, 1868. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Williamson County registered 205 freedmen in 1867, 19% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Williamson County
John Tankersley
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Tankersley
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Williamson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- January 28, 1868
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in Williamson County
- 1 month
- Years in the precinct
- 1 month
- Signature, as written
- "J. H. Bass"
- 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 20 of the Williamson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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