Washington County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Benjamin Watrous, Washington County, Texas, 1867
Benjamin Watrous registered to vote in Washington County on June 13, 1867. He reported 18 years in Texas, 14 of them in Washington County. The registrar wrote "FMC" beside his name. Washington County registered 2,279 freedmen in 1867, 53% of its voters.
- 18 years
- In Texas
- 14 years
- In the county
- about 1849
- Reached Texas
- 4 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1849 to 1870
Benjamin Watrous
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Benjamin Watrous
- County of registration
- Washington County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- June 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 18 years
- Years in Washington County
- 14 years
- Years in the precinct
- 14 years
- Years in Texas before Washington County
- 4 years
- Signature, as written
- "Alfred his X mark Trawer"
- Remarks, as written
- "FMC"
Elsewhere in Texas
4 yearsBenjamin Watrous reported 4 years more in Texas than in Washington County.
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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