Washington County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Peter Damon, Washington County, Texas, 1867
Peter Damon registered to vote in Washington County on June 15, 1867. He reported 13 years in Texas, 13 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.
- 13 years
- In Texas
- 13 years
- In the county
- about 1854
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
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In Washington County
Peter Damon
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Peter Damon
- County of registration
- Washington County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- June 15, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 13 years
- Years in Washington County
- 13 years
- Years in the precinct
- 13 years
- Signature, as written
- "William his X mark Francis"
- Remarks, as written
- "F.M.C"
Damons 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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