Fannin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Wood, Fannin County, Texas, 1867
John Wood registered to vote in Fannin County on July 15, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 7 of them in Fannin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fannin County registered 437 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Kentucky
- Birthplace
- 11 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1856
- Reached Texas
- 4 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1856 to 1870
John Wood
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Wood
- Place of birth
- Kentucky
- County of registration
- Fannin County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 15, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 11 years
- Years in Fannin County
- 7 years
- Years in Texas before Fannin County
- 4 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
4 yearsJohn Wood reported 4 years more in Texas than in Fannin County.
Woods elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Wood
- Woods 58
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 4 of the Fannin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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