Tarrant County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Eli Ryal, Tarrant County, Texas, 1867

Eli Ryal registered to vote in Tarrant County on August 15, 1867. He reported Missouri 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Missouri and Texas marked
Born in Missouri, registered in Tarrant County, Texas
Missouri
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1860
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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In Tarrant County

Eli Ryal

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Eli Ryal
Place of birth
Missouri
County of registration
Tarrant County
Precinct
11
Registered
August 15, 1867
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Tarrant County
7 years
Years in the precinct
7 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 12 of the Tarrant County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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