Tarrant County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Richard Tucker, Tarrant County, Texas, 1867

Richard Tucker registered to vote in Tarrant County on July 29, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Tarrant County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
11 years
In Texas
11 years
In the county
about 1856
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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In Tarrant County

Richard Tucker

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Richard Tucker
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Tarrant County
Precinct
3
Registered
July 29, 1867
Years in Texas
11 years
Years in Tarrant County
11 years
Years in the precinct
11 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 2 of the Tarrant County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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