Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William O’Neill, Bexar County, Texas, 1869
William O’Neill registered to vote in Bexar County on November 26, 1869. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bexar County registered 500 freedmen in 1867, 22% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- about 1848
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1848 to 1870
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In Bexar County
William O’Neill
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William O’Neill
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Bexar County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- November 26, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 55 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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