Tarrant County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Augustus Ferren, Tarrant County, Texas, 1867

Augustus Ferren registered to vote in Tarrant County on August 13, 1867. He reported North Carolina 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Tarrant County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Tarrant County

Augustus Ferren

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Augustus Ferren
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Tarrant County
Precinct
11
Registered
August 13, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Tarrant County
10 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Tarrant County highlighted
Tarrant County on the 1870 county map

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

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