Tarrant County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Totson, Tarrant County, Texas, 1869

John Totson registered to vote in Tarrant County on November 24, 1869. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 13 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Tarrant County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
13 years
In Texas
13 years
In the county
about 1856
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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In Tarrant County

John Totson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Totson
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Tarrant County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 24, 1869
Years in Texas
13 years
Years in Tarrant County
13 years
Years in the precinct
13 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 27 of the Tarrant County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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