Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Washington, Bexar County, Texas, 1867

George Washington registered to vote in Bexar County on July 5, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bexar County registered 500 freedmen in 1867, 22% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Bexar County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Bexar County

George Washington

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Washington
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Bexar County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 5, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bexar County highlighted
Bexar County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Washington in Bexar County

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All 262 freedmen named Washington 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 7 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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