Caldwell County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Bell, Caldwell County, Texas, 1869
William Bell registered to vote in Caldwell County on November 20, 1869. He reported 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Caldwell County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Caldwell County registered 447 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.
- 1 year
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1868
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Caldwell County
William Bell
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Bell
- County of registration
- Caldwell County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- November 20, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in Caldwell County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Bell in Caldwell County
- Frank Bellborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1866
- Isam Bellborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1866
Bells 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 23 of the Caldwell County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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