Washington County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Andrew Parker, Washington County, Texas, 1867
Andrew Parker registered to vote in Washington County on June 13, 1867. He reported 7 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.
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
- 5 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
Andrew Parker
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Andrew Parker
- County of registration
- Washington County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- June 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Washington County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Washington County
- 5 years
- Signature, as written
- "Andrew his X mark Parker"
- Remarks, as written
- "Freedman of Color"
Elsewhere in Texas
5 yearsAndrew Parker reported 5 years more in Texas than in Washington County.
Other freedmen named Parker in Washington County
- J.M. Parkerreached Texas about 1851
- Tom Parkerreached Texas about 1858
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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