Washington County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Fields, Washington County, Texas, 1867

William Fields registered to vote in Washington County on June 12, 1867. He reported 10 years in Texas, 2 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
10 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas
8 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Washington County

William Fields

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Fields
County of registration
Washington County
Precinct
4
Registered
June 12, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Washington County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Washington County
8 years
Signature, as written
"Mike Fields"
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

8 years

William Fields reported 8 years more in Texas than in Washington County.

Fieldses elsewhere in Texas

All 71 freedmen named Fields in Texas

Variations of Fields

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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