Williamson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Orgain, Williamson County, Texas, 1868
George Orgain registered to vote in Williamson County on January 29, 1868. He reported Tennessee 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.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- about 1867
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Williamson County
George Orgain
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Orgain
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Williamson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- January 29, 1868
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in Williamson County
- 1 month
- Years in the precinct
- 1 month
- Signature, as written
- "D. M. Baker"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Orgain in Williamson County
- Adam Orgainborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1866
- Ike Orgainborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1866
- Wesley Orgainborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1866
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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