Tyler County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Prince Wood, Tyler County, Texas, 1867

Prince Wood registered to vote in Tyler County on August 16, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Tyler County. The registrar wrote "Colored. Removed from County" beside his name. Tyler County registered 256 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.

Born in Georgia, registered in Tyler County, Texas

Georgia
Birthplace: 15 years
In Texas: 15 years
In the county: about 1852
Reached Texas

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Prince Wood

Texas

Name: Prince Wood
Place of birth: Georgia
County of registration: Tyler County
Precinct: 1
Registered: August 16, 1867
Years in Texas: 15 years
Years in Tyler County: 15 years
Years in the precinct: 15 years
Signature, as written: "Barney Gools"
Remarks, as written: "Colored. Removed from County"

Tyler County on the 1870 county map

Woods elsewhere in Texas

All 44 freedmen named Wood in Texas

Variations of Wood

Woods 62

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 7 of the Tyler County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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