Fannin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Washington Shortridge, Fannin County, Texas, 1867
Washington Shortridge registered to vote in Fannin County on July 13, 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 of them in Fannin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fannin County registered 437 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Missouri
- Birthplace
- 4 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Fannin County
Washington Shortridge
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Washington Shortridge
- Place of birth
- Missouri
- County of registration
- Fannin County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Fannin County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 4 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 2 of the Fannin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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