Tyler County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Washington Reed, Tyler County, Texas, 1867
Washington Reed registered to vote in Tyler County on August 3, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 1 of them in Tyler County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Tyler County registered 256 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 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
Washington Reed
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Washington Reed
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Tyler County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 3, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 9 years
- Years in Tyler County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Tyler County
- 8 years
- Signature, as written
- "Washington Reed"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
8 yearsWashington Reed reported 8 years more in Texas than in Tyler County.
Reeds 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 3 of the Tyler County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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