Erath County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Luke Peterson, Erath County, Texas, 1867
Luke Peterson registered to vote in Erath County on August 24, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 1 of them in Erath County. Erath County registered 21 freedmen in 1867, 6% of its voters.
- Mississippi
- Birthplace
- 11 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1856
- Reached Texas
- 10 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1856 to 1870
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Elsewhere in Texas
In Erath County
Luke Peterson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Luke Peterson
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Erath County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 24, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 11 years
- Years in Erath County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Erath County
- 10 years
Elsewhere in Texas
10 yearsLuke Peterson reported 10 years more in Texas than in Erath County.
Petersons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Peterson
- Peters 13
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 5 of the Erath County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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