Tarrant County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Alexander, Tarrant County, Texas, 1867
William Alexander registered to vote in Tarrant County on August 31, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Tarrant County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Tarrant County registered 212 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
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In Tarrant County
William Alexander
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Alexander
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Tarrant County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 31, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Tarrant County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Alexander in Tarrant County
- D Alexanderborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1852
- Emit Alexanderborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1852
- Kelley Alexanderborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1859
- Moses Alexanderborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1852
Alexanders elsewhere in Texas
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 20 of the Tarrant County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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