Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Fawcett, Colorado County, Texas, 1867
William Fawcett registered to vote in Colorado County on July 20, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 24 years in Texas, 1 of them in Colorado County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Colorado County registered 1,423 freedmen in 1867, 56% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 24 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- 23 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1843 to 1870
William Fawcett
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Fawcett
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Colorado County
- Precinct
- 96° 32'
- Registered
- July 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 24 years
- Years in Colorado County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Colorado County
- 23 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
23 yearsWilliam Fawcett reported 23 years more in Texas than in Colorado County.
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 18 of the Colorado County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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