Collin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
A. Wilson, Collin County, Texas, 1867
A. Wilson registered to vote in Collin County on Jul. 16 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Collin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Collin County registered 270 freedmen in 1867, 15% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
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In Collin County
A. Wilson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- A. Wilson
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Collin County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- Jul. 16 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Collin County
- 7 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Wilson in Collin County
- Aleck Wilsonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1856
- Arch Wilsonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1858
- Dennis Wilsonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1858
- Green Wilsonborn in Arkansas, reached Texas about 1846
- Harrison Wilsonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1855
Wilsons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Wilson
- Willson 12
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 10 of the Collin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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