Washington County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Preston Peterson, Washington County, Texas, 1867
Preston Peterson registered to vote in Washington County on June 14, 1867. He reported 3 years in Texas, 3 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.
- 3 years
- In Texas
- 3 years
- In the county
- about 1864
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Washington County
Preston Peterson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Preston Peterson
- County of registration
- Washington County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- June 14, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 3 years
- Years in Washington County
- 3 years
- Years in the precinct
- 3 years
- Signature, as written
- "Robin his X mark Morrison"
- Remarks, as written
- "F.M.C"
Petersons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Peterson
- Peters 13
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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