Washington County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Richard Banks, Washington County, Texas, 1867
Richard Banks registered to vote in Washington County on June 14, 1867. He reported 26 years in Texas, 25 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.
- 26 years
- In Texas
- 25 years
- In the county
- about 1841
- Reached Texas
- 1 year
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1841 to 1870
Richard Banks
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Richard Banks
- County of registration
- Washington County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- June 14, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 26 years
- Years in Washington County
- 25 years
- Years in the precinct
- 25 years
- Years in Texas before Washington County
- 1 year
- Signature, as written
- "Francis his X mark Banks"
- Remarks, as written
- "F.M.C"
Elsewhere in Texas
1 yearRichard Banks reported 1 year more in Texas than in Washington County.
Other freedmen named Banks in Washington County
- Andrew Banksreached Texas about 1844
- Hilliard Banksreached Texas about 1845
Bankses 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 5 of the Washington County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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