Tyler County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Eleson, Tyler County, Texas, 1867
William Eleson registered to vote in Tyler County on August 7, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Tyler County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Tyler County registered 256 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 15 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
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In Tyler County
William Eleson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Eleson
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Tyler County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 7, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Tyler County
- 15 years
- Years in the precinct
- 15 years
- Signature, as written
- "William Nelson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elesons 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 5 of the Tyler County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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