Washington County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Woolridge, Washington County, Texas, 1867
William Woolridge registered to vote in Washington County on June 13, 1867. He reported 20 years in Texas, 3 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.
- 20 years
- In Texas
- 3 years
- In the county
- about 1847
- Reached Texas
- 17 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
William Woolridge
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Woolridge
- County of registration
- Washington County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- June 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 20 years
- Years in Washington County
- 3 years
- Years in the precinct
- 3 years
- Years in Texas before Washington County
- 17 years
- Signature, as written
- "Isaac his X mark McNetty"
- Remarks, as written
- "Freedman of Color"
Elsewhere in Texas
17 yearsWilliam Woolridge reported 17 years more in Texas than in Washington County.
Other freedmen named Woolridge in Washington County
- John Woolridgereached Texas about 1847
- Moses Woolridgereached Texas about 1847
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 3 of the Washington County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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