Washington County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Tomms, Washington County, Texas, 1867
George Tomms registered to vote in Washington County on June 13, 1867. He reported 30 years in Texas, 30 of them in Washington County. Washington County registered 2,279 freedmen in 1867, 53% of its voters.
- 30 years
- In Texas
- 30 years
- In the county
- about 1837
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1837 to 1870
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In Washington County
George Tomms
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Tomms
- County of registration
- Washington County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- June 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 30 years
- Years in Washington County
- 30 years
- Years in the precinct
- 30 years
- Signature, as written
- "Amos his X mark Abiland"
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 4 of the Washington County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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