Washington County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Shmith, Washington County, Texas, 1867
George Shmith registered to vote in Washington County on June 15, 1867. He reported 23 years in Texas, 12 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.
- 23 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1844
- Reached Texas
- 11 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1844 to 1870
George Shmith
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Shmith (Smith)
- County of registration
- Washington County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- June 15, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 23 years
- Years in Washington County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Years in Texas before Washington County
- 11 years
- Signature, as written
- "George his X mark Armstrong"
- Remarks, as written
- "F.M.C"
Elsewhere in Texas
11 yearsGeorge Shmith (Smith) reported 11 years more in Texas than in Washington County.
Variations of Shmith (Smith)
- Smith 491
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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