Washington County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Leraco, Washington County, Texas, 1867

William Leraco registered to vote in Washington County on June 12, 1867. He reported 16 years in Texas, 1 of them in Washington County. The registrar wrote "Freedman of Color" beside his name. Washington County registered 2,279 freedmen in 1867, 53% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Registered in Washington County, Texas
16 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1851
Reached Texas
15 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1851 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Washington County

William Leraco

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Leraco
County of registration
Washington County
Precinct
4
Registered
June 12, 1867
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in Washington County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Washington County
15 years
Signature, as written
"Henry Girard"
Remarks, as written
"Freedman of Color"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Washington County highlighted
Washington County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

15 years

William Leraco reported 15 years more in Texas than in Washington County.

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 2 of the Washington County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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