Caldwell County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Wright Sheridan, Caldwell County, Texas, 1867
Wright Sheridan registered to vote in Caldwell County on July 13, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored voter" beside his name. Caldwell County registered 447 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Caldwell County
Wright Sheridan
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Wright Sheridan
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Caldwell County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored voter"
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 Caldwell County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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