Tarrant County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Reubens Gills, Tarrant County, Texas, 1867

Reubens Gills registered to vote in Tarrant County on August 14, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas. 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
6 years
In Texas
about 1861
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Tarrant County

Reubens Gills

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Reubens Gills
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Tarrant County
Precinct
6
Registered
August 14, 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Tarrant County highlighted
Tarrant County on the 1870 county map

Gillses elsewhere in Texas

All 2 freedmen named Gills in Texas

Variations of Gills

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

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