Washington County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Georg Smith, Washington County, Texas, 1867
Georg Smith registered to vote in Washington County on June 15, 1867. He reported 12 years in Texas, 1 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.
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
- 11 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
Georg Smith
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Georg Smith
- County of registration
- Washington County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- June 15, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Washington County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Washington County
- 11 years
- Signature, as written
- "Damon his X mark Lawson"
- Remarks, as written
- "F.M.C"
Elsewhere in Texas
11 yearsGeorg Smith reported 11 years more in Texas than in Washington County.
Other freedmen named Smith in Washington County
- Preston Smithreached Texas about 1857
Smiths 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 6 of the Washington County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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