Tarrant County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Alexander Edwards, Tarrant County, Texas, 1867
Alexander Edwards registered to vote in Tarrant County on August 28, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Tarrant County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Tarrant County registered 212 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
Alexander Edwards
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Alexander Edwards
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Tarrant County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 28, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Tarrant County
- 7 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Edwardses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Edwards
- Edward 5
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 18 of the Tarrant County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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