The following news release was written by SCGS staff:
The Southern California Genealogical Society announces the publication of a new index publication, the 1892 Great Register of Voters for Los Angeles County, California. The index contains more than 27,500 records. Of these, approximately 12,000 resided in the City of Los Angeles and the remaining 15,500 lived in outside of the City of Los Angeles. The index can be purchased in soft cover or CD format at http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/Publications.htm.
The registers were the result of the California Registry Act of 1866 in which all voters were required to register. Why were only males listed? In 1892, only men were allowed to vote.
In addition to name, age, place of birth, occupation and place of residence, the registers provide naturalization information in sufficient detail to show the date of naturalization and the court conferring the naturalization-anywhere in the United States. (e.g. Miles Allen, Ireland, Aug 6, 1879, San Fran, CA, 4th Dist).
The 1892 Great Register also contains a wealth of personal information regarding each person, namely, height (in feet and inches), complexion shade, eye and hair color, and distinguishing marks (e.g. “Thomas Charles Allen, Missouri, mole on third knuckle of left hand”).
Courtesy of Paula Hinkel, Southern California Genealogical Society
