Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Gilbert, Colorado County, Texas, 1867
William Gilbert registered to vote in Colorado County on July 18, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 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
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- 20 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1846 to 1870
William Gilbert
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Gilbert
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Colorado County
- Precinct
- 96° 32'
- Registered
- July 18, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Colorado County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Colorado County
- 20 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
20 yearsWilliam Gilbert reported 20 years more in Texas than in Colorado County.
Other freedmen named Gilbert in Colorado County
- Peter Gilbertborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1847
- Warner Gilbertborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1831
- Phillipp GIlbertborn in Ohio, reached Texas about 1858
Gilberts 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 14 of the Colorado County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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