Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Irvin, Colorado County, Texas, 1867
William Irvin registered to vote in Colorado County on July 26, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 14 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.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 14 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
- 13 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
William Irvin
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Irvin
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Colorado County
- Precinct
- 96° 21'
- Registered
- July 26, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Colorado County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Colorado County
- 13 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
13 yearsWilliam Irvin reported 13 years more in Texas than in Colorado County.
Other freedmen named Irvin in Colorado County
- Randolph Irvinborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1854
- Richard Irvinborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1854
Irvins elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Irvin
- Irving 5
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 24 of the Colorado County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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