Freestone County, Texas Census 1867 Voter Registration for Texas Freestone County, Texas by Eric Wood [IN PROGRESS - NOT COMPLETE] Source: Microfilm from Texas Dept. of Archives Reel #3; pp. 171-215 is Freestone County, Texas This can be found in the Arlington Public Library. There are 1,781 voters according to the rolls. [Notes- 1) The name is written by voting official and there is an additional column where person's signature is. However, looks like voting official signed a number of the names as it seems the same handwriting. 2) Many other counties filled out length of residence. Freestone County did not. They just wrote was "in county at time of election". However, they did disqualify people because they had not been in the county long enough. 3) Savy readers might notice that the majority of voter registrations were "colored" (Africian American) yet the county was only half Africian American. The Union Africian American soldiers went through out the county and brought back all colored potential voters to register under their watchful eyes. Many of the white Anglo residents felt disenfranchised and did not even vote. ] page 171 # Date Name Precinct Born Comments 1 July 17 R. W. Roark no 4 SC 2 July 17 David Burleson 5 TN 3 July 17 Alexander Sloan 5 TN 4 July 17 James Woody 1 NC Colored 5 July 17 W. L. House 2 AL 6 July 17 Ned Lindley 1 TX Colored 7 July 18 C. C. Richland 3 AL 8 July 18 Lewis Wilson 1 VA Colored 9 July 18 R. G. Bauldin 4 AL 10 July 18 N.P. Johnson 5 FL 11 July 18 Richland Blackburn 5 GA Colored 12 July 18 Ned Daniels 1 SC Colored 13 July 18 Mathew De Freeks 1 TN Colored 14 July 18 S.V. Morehead 1 SC 15 July 18 Bennett Farrell 4 NC 16 July 18 Reuben Grason 7 AL Colored 17 July 18 Green Grason 7 AL Colored 18 July 18 Jon Sanders 1 KY Colored 19 July 18 Jackson High 7 NC 20 July 18 Sandy Bragg 1 AL 21 July 18 Samuel McElvin 1 AL *1* 22 July 18 Philip Perry 1 VA 23 July 18 Joseph Ransom Sr 1 GA 24 July 18 Willis Bonds 1 VA 25 July 18 Joseph Ransom Jr 1 GA 26 July 18 Paul Ransom 1 VA Colored 27 July 18 Eli Vernin 1 VA Colored 28 July 19 Joseph Bonner 1 TN Colored 29 July 19 James Johnson 1 VA Colored 30 July 19 Virgil Woody 1 TN Colored 31 July 19 Joseph Moreland 1 AL 32 July 19 W.C. Waters 2 GA 33 July 19 H.L. Mims 1 AL 34 July 19 William Johnson 1 TN Colored 35 July 19 Thomas Thompson 1 NC Colored 36 July 19 Thomas Taylor 1 MS Colored 37 July 19 George Mimms 1 VA Colored 38 July 19 Stephen Glassphir? 7 AL Colored 39 July 19 Charles Blair? *2* 7 TN Colored [40?] page 172 Date Name Precinct Born Comments 41 July 19 Daniel Ransom 1 VA Colored 42 July 19 Bryant Huckaby 1 GA Colored 43 July 19 John Beyer 1 AL Colored 44 July 19 Cubio? Grayson 1 SC Colored 45 July 19 Long Kelly 1 SC Colored 46 July 19 Albert Grayson 1? *3* GA Colored 47 July 19 Thomas R. Jefferson 7 GA Colored 48 July 19 A. J. Click 6 TN Colored 49 July 19 Frank McElvain 1 AL Colored 50 July 19 Barcus Roberson 1 VA 51 July 19 Saml W. Moreland 1 AL 52 July 19 James Peters 1 SC Colored 53 July 20 Prince Smith 1 SC Colored 54 July 20 John Willer 1 Prussia *4* 55 July 20 Rubin Gordon 1 NC Colored 56 July 20 Olivia Livingston 1 AL Colored 57 July 20 William Jones 1 TN Colored 58 July 20 Samuel Kelley 1 SC Colored 59 July 20 Andrew Jefferson 1 NC Colored 60 July 20 James Porter 1 NC Colored? *5* 61 July 20 Willis VanHook 1 SC Colored 62 July 20 Malrus Mantey 1 TN Colored 63 July 20 Nimray Grant 1 MS Colored 64 July 20 Clark Herrow 1 SC Colored 65 July 20 Larkin Potts 1 AL Colored 66 July 20 Thomas Liquors 1 VA Colored 67 July 20 Harry Anderson 5 AL Colored 68 July 20 Edwin Bennett 5 VA Colored 69 July 20 Jordan Boycan 5 AL Colored 70 July 20 Stapleton Lewis 1 VA Colored 71 July 20 James Bleuib? 5 AL Colored 72 July 20 Ephriam Jordan 5 AL Colored 73 July 20 Dennis Bonner 5 AL Colored 74 July 20 James Monroe 1 TN Colored 75 July 20 Solomon Bradley 5 GA Colored 76 July 20 Olandy Green 1 SC Colored 77 July 20 Andrew Jackson 5 MD Colored 78 July 20 Jacob Echols 1 VA Colored 79 July 20 Stepney Grayson 1 SC Colored 80 July 20 Jacob Gordon 2 AL Colored page 173 81 July 20 Stephen Blew no 5 AL Colored 82 July 20 Jesse Avrehart 5 GA Colored 83 July 20 Peter Pacer 5 AL Colored 84 July 20 Charles Avrehart 5 GA Colored 85 July 20 Smith James 2 VA Colored 86 July 20 Robert Thurman 5 GA Colored 87 July 20 Eldridge Jones 1 VA Colored 88 July 20 Henry Echols 1 VA Colored 89 July 20 Charles Bonner 5 NC Colored 90 July 20 J. C. Stewart 2 GA 91 July 20 Edward McCray 5 SC Colored 92 July 20 Henry Lucas 1 VA Colored 93 July 20 Thomas Griggs 1 GA Colored 94 July 20 William Frazier 1 AL Colored 95 July 20 Daniel Jackson 5 AL Colored 96 July 20 George Bonner 1 AL Colored 97 July 20 Henry Fautroy 1 VA Colored 98 July 20 Benjamin Bateman ? GA Colored 99 July 20 Frank Bonner 5 GA Colored 100 July 20 Robert Unity? 2 VA Colored 101 July 20 George Echols 2 VA Colored 102 July 22 Nathaniel Robert 5 NC Colored 103 July 22 Bailey Hunter 2 AL Colored 104 July 22 Berry Lewis 2 NC Colored 105 July 22 Henry Clark 5 VA Colored 106 July 22 John Keeton 5 AL Colored 107 July 22 Caleb Griffin 2 AL Colored 108 July 22 Augustus Owen 2 GA 109 July 22 John A. Womack 1 AL 110 July 22 Green Womack 2 AL 111 July 22 Anderson Webb 1 VA 112 July 22 Buford? Turner 5 NC Colored 113 July 22 Bactinum Williams 5 NC Colored 114 July 22 Daniel Turner 5 VA Colored 115 July 22 Thomas Price 5 VA Colored 116 July 22 Albin Anthony 5 AL Colored 117 July 22 Allen Livingston 2 AL Colored 118 July 22 Joseph Dunbar 1 NC Colored 119 July 22 Perry Dunbar 1 AL Colored 120 July 22 Hartwell Frazier 1 TN page 174 121 July 22 Garric Marvin? 5 AL Colored 122 July 22 James McSwain 5 NC Colored 123 July 22 Zachariah Lee 2 NC Colored 124 July 22 Juvias Turner 5 AL Colored 125 July 22 Julias Caeser 5 NC Colored 126 July 22 Adam Young 5 AL Colored 127 July 22 Jacob Ross 2 AL Colored 128 July 22 Gibson Burrell 1 VA Colored 129 July 22 Ezekiel Weaver 2 SC 130 July 22 Henry Patton 5 AL Colored 131 July 22 Benjamin Green 1 AL Colored 132 July 22 Dock Armstrong 5 AL Colored 133 July 22 George Kelley 5 AL Colored 134 July 22 John Williams 5 AL Colored 135 July 22 William Clark 5 VA Colored 136 July 22 Aaron McCrary 5 AL Colored 137 July 22 Samuel Davis 1 VA Colored 138 July 22 Daniel Anthony 5 AL Colored 139 July 22 Aaron Keeton 5 AL Colored 140 July 22 Robert Bleuib 5 AL Colored 140 July 22 Brisco Richards 5 AL Colored 141 July 22 Richard Nishinme? 2 VA Colored 142 July 22 Amos Banes 2 NC Colored 143 July 22 Peter Tarb? 5 SC Colored 144 July 22 Jack Terry 5 AL Colored 145 July 22 Enoch Walker 5 NC Colored 146 July 22 Jack Golsby 5 GA Colored 147 July 22 Cousin Peck 5 AL Colored 148 July 22 George Simon 5 AL Colored 149 July 22 John Richard 2 GA Colored 150 July 22 Harp Mathews 5 AL Colored 151 July 22 Simon McGhee 1 MS Colored 152 July 22 Jesse Murray 1 VA Colored 153 July 22 Felix Moseley 7 AL Colored 154 July 22 Moses Banks 7 KY Colored 155 July 22 Houston Philips 1 KY Colored 156 July 22 Charles Loyd 1 AL Colored 157 July 22 Timothy Philips 1 KY Colored 158 July 22 Samuel Beaver 5 AL Colored 159 July 22 Charles Forten 1 NC Colored [160?] page 175 161 July 22 Nathan Richardson 2 NC 162 July 22 David B. Hartnell 1 OH *6* 163 July 23 Seasar Holingsworth 1 VA Colored 164 July 23 George Ruby 7 AL Colored 165 July 23 Robert Harris 5 GA Colored 166 July 23 Joseph High 7 AL Colored 167 July 23 Henry Peters 7 AL Colored 168 July 23 Simon Johnson 1 AL Colored 169 July 23 David Clark 5 AL Colored 170 July 23 Jack Luke/Syke? 1 NC Colored 171 July 23 Penny Coleman 5 AL Colored 172 July 23 Bartley Preston 5 TN Colored 173 July 23 Aaron McConors? 2 AL Colored 174 July 23 Benjamin Lee 2 NC Colored 175 July 23 Elias Ball 7 AL Colored 176 July 23 Harrison Huckaby 7 AL Colored 177 July 23 John Grayson 7 VA Colored 178 July 23 Alexander Washington 1 AL 179 July 23 Moses Watson 2 TN Colored 180 July 23 Riley Hilary 5 MD Colored 181 July 23 Hilliard Stoned 2 AL 182 July 23 Ely Digings 2 LA 183 July 23 William Grayson 1 AL Colored 184 July 23 Henry Dickens 2 LA Colored 185 July 23 J. T. Davis 1 AL 186 July 23 James Laney 2 AL Colored 187 July 23 Augustus Banks 2 AL Colored 188 July 23 Allen Brown 2 VA Colored 189 July 23 Allen Johnson 2 SC Colored 190 July 23 Lindsay Bonner 2 AL Colored 191 July 23 Peter Thomason 2 AL Colored 192 July 23 Wade Hampton 2 GA Colored 193 July 23 Lewis Campbell 2 AL Colored 194 July 23 David Rutherford 1 NC Colored 195 July 23 Kelow Philips 2 TX Colored 196 July 23 Samuel Grayson, Jr. 1 AL Colored 197 July 23 Andrew Parter 1 AL Colored 198 July 23 Thomas Jones 7 VA Colored 199 July 23 Miles Dean 1 LA Colored 200 July 23 Alan Parter 1 AL Colored page 176 *1* = Original has this comment written on it: "Error inqual - the name of Sam McElvin - should appear in here where the signatur of Lewis Ransom is written." *2* = Could be "Blain" or "Blair" *3* = This looks like it was missed as they did the long rows across. Probably precinct of 1. *4* = John Willer's Naturalization was District Court; Oct 13, 1885; in Huntsville, Walker Co., Texas. *5* = Smudge on original covers this over. Assumed colored since ones after it are done in "tick marks" and author seemed to be consistent in declaring new column of colored with "colored" and using "tick marks" for any repeating columns. *6* = Comments says, "former residence Missouri - rejection on acct. of was being a resident but 8 months next January July 22 '67