Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert Woodward, Colorado County, Texas, 1867

Robert Woodward registered to vote in Colorado County on July 19, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 27 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Colorado County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
27 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1840
Reached Texas
26 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1840 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Colorado County

Robert Woodward

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert Woodward
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Colorado County
Precinct
96° 32'
Registered
July 19, 1867
Years in Texas
27 years
Years in Colorado County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Colorado County
26 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Colorado County highlighted
Colorado County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

26 years

Robert Woodward reported 26 years more in Texas than in Colorado County.

Variations of Woodward

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 17 of the Colorado County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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