Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Speaker Wynn, Colorado County, Texas, 1867

Speaker Wynn registered to vote in Colorado County on August 14, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas. 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Colorado County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
about 1862
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Colorado County

Speaker Wynn

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Speaker Wynn
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Colorado County
Precinct
96° 32'
Registered
August 14, 1867
Years in Texas
5 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Colorado County highlighted
Colorado County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Wynn in Colorado County

  • Allen Wynnborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1859
  • Allen Wynnborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1858
  • Cager Wynnborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1860
  • Edmund Wynnborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1862
  • Harvey Wynnborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1863

Variations of Wynn

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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