Caldwell County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Augustus Watson, Caldwell County, Texas, 1867
Augustus Watson registered to vote in Caldwell County on July 24, 1867. He reported South 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.
- South 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
Augustus Watson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Augustus Watson
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Caldwell County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- July 24, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored voter"
Other freedmen named Watson in Caldwell County
- Haliard Watsonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1866
- Joseph Watsonborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1866
- Lat. Watsonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1866
- Nathan Watsonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1866
Watsons 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 12 of the Caldwell County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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