Washington County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Patts, Washington County, Texas, 1867

William Patts registered to vote in Washington County on June 15, 1867. He reported 9 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Registered in Washington County, Texas
9 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1858
Reached Texas
8 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1858 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Washington County

William Patts

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Patts
County of registration
Washington County
Precinct
4
Registered
June 15, 1867
Years in Texas
9 years
Years in Washington County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Washington County
8 years
Signature, as written
"Frederick Robins"
Remarks, as written
"F.M.C"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Washington County highlighted
Washington County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

8 years

William Patts reported 8 years more in Texas than in Washington County.

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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