Tarrant County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Kelley Alexander, Tarrant County, Texas, 1869

Kelley Alexander registered to vote in Tarrant County on November 23, 1869. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 of them in Tarrant County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Tarrant County registered 212 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Tarrant County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1859
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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In Tarrant County

Kelley Alexander

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Kelley Alexander
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Tarrant County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 23, 1869
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Tarrant County
10 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Tarrant County highlighted
Tarrant County on the 1870 county map

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All 121 freedmen named Alexander 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 26 of the Tarrant County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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