Tarrant County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Joe McMillan, Tarrant County, Texas, 1867

Joe McMillan registered to vote in Tarrant County on July 29, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 20 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Tarrant County
Texas
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
6 years
In the county
14 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Tarrant County

Joe McMillan

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Joe McMillan
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Tarrant County
Precinct
3
Registered
July 29, 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Tarrant County
6 years
Years in the precinct
6 years
Years in Texas before Tarrant County
14 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Tarrant County highlighted
Tarrant County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

14 years

Joe McMillan reported 14 years 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 1 of the Tarrant County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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