Washington County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Aleck Esthers, Washington County, Texas, 1867
Aleck Esthers registered to vote in Washington County on June 14, 1867. He reported 27 years in Texas, 14 of them in Washington County. The registrar wrote "F.M.C" beside his name. Washington County registered 2,279 freedmen in 1867, 53% of its voters.
- 27 years
- In Texas
- 14 years
- In the county
- about 1840
- Reached Texas
- 13 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1840 to 1870
Aleck Esthers
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Aleck Esthers
- County of registration
- Washington County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- June 14, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 27 years
- Years in Washington County
- 14 years
- Years in the precinct
- 14 years
- Years in Texas before Washington County
- 13 years
- Signature, as written
- "John his X mark Madison"
- Remarks, as written
- "F.M.C"
Elsewhere in Texas
13 yearsAleck Esthers reported 13 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 5 of the Washington County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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