Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Howard, Colorado County, Texas, 1867
William Howard registered to vote in Colorado County on August 14, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 6 of them in Colorado County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Colorado County registered 1,423 freedmen in 1867, 56% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 6 years
- In Texas
- 6 years
- In the county
- about 1861
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
William Howard
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Howard
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Colorado County
- Precinct
- 96° 32'
- Registered
- August 14, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 6 years
- Years in Colorado County
- 6 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Howard in Colorado County
- Henry Howardborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1863
- John Howardborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1863
- M Howardborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1866
- Moses Howardborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1841
- Peter Howardborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1863
Howards 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 38 of the Colorado County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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