Tyler County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William White, Tyler County, Texas, 1867
William White registered to vote in Tyler County on August 1, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 13 of them in Tyler County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Tyler County registered 256 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 13 years
- In Texas
- 13 years
- In the county
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
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In Tyler County
William White
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William White
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Tyler County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 1, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 13 years
- Years in Tyler County
- 13 years
- Years in the precinct
- 13 years
- Signature, as written
- "William White"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Whites 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 2 of the Tyler County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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