Washington County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Tom Parker, Washington County, Texas, 1867
Tom Parker registered to vote in Washington County on June 13, 1867. He reported 9 years in Texas, 9 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.
- 9 years
- In Texas
- 9 years
- In the county
- about 1858
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1858 to 1870
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In Washington County
Tom Parker
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Tom Parker
- County of registration
- Washington County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- June 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 9 years
- Years in Washington County
- 9 years
- Years in the precinct
- 9 years
- Signature, as written
- "Jefferson his X mark Goodridge"
- Remarks, as written
- "Freedman of Color"
Other freedmen named Parker in Washington County
- Andrew Parkerreached Texas about 1860
- J.M. Parkerreached Texas about 1851
Parkers 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 3 of the Washington County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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