Williamson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Washington, Williamson County, Texas, 1869
George Washington registered to vote in Williamson County on January 15, 1869. 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 1868
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Williamson County
George Washington
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Washington
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Williamson County
- Registered
- January 15, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in Williamson County
- 1 month
- Signature, as written
- "J. M. Kirkpatrick"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Washington in Williamson County
- James Washingtonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1866
Washingtons elsewhere 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 22 of the Williamson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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