Washington County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Samuel Weaver, Washington County, Texas, 1867
Samuel Weaver registered to vote in Washington County on June 12, 1867. He reported 13 years in Texas, 13 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.
- 13 years
- In Texas
- 13 years
- In the county
- about 1854
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
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In Washington County
Samuel Weaver
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Samuel Weaver
- County of registration
- Washington County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- June 12, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 13 years
- Years in Washington County
- 13 years
- Years in the precinct
- 13 years
- Signature, as written
- "Samuel his X mark Weaver"
- Remarks, as written
- "Freedman of Color"
Other freedmen named Weaver in Washington County
- Isaac Weaverreached Texas about 1864
Weavers 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 2 of the Washington County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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