Williamson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Solomon Goff, Williamson County, Texas, 1868

Solomon Goff registered to vote in Williamson County on January 31, 1868. He reported Virginia as his birthplace. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Williamson County registered 205 freedmen in 1867, 19% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Williamson County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
Solomon Goff
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Williamson County
Registered
January 31, 1868
Signature, as written
"John Marrin"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Williamson County highlighted
Williamson County on the 1870 county map

Goffs elsewhere in Texas

All 6 freedmen named Goff 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 21 of the Williamson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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