Williamson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Wells, Williamson County, Texas, 1869
George Wells registered to vote in Williamson County on November 24, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Williamson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Williamson County registered 205 freedmen in 1867, 19% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
George Wells
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Wells
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Williamson County
- Registered
- November 24, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in Williamson County
- 1 year
- Naturalized, where
- "J. N. Adkins"
- Signature, as written
- "George his x mark Mills"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Wellses 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 26 of the Williamson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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