Tarrant County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Paten Dewy, Tarrant County, Texas, 1867

Paten Dewy registered to vote in Tarrant County on August 15, 1867. He reported Iowa as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 6 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 Iowa and Texas marked
Born in Iowa, registered in Tarrant County, Texas
Iowa
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
6 years
In the county
about 1860
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Tarrant County

Paten Dewy

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Paten Dewy
Place of birth
Iowa
County of registration
Tarrant County
Precinct
8
Registered
August 15, 1867
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Tarrant County
6 years
Years in the precinct
6 years
Years in Texas before Tarrant County
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Tarrant County highlighted
Tarrant County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

Paten Dewy reported 1 year more in Texas than in Tarrant County.

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 13 of the Tarrant County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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