Tarrant County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Weir, Tarrant County, Texas, 1869

James Weir registered to vote in Tarrant County on November 24, 1869. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 16 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
16 years
In Texas
16 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Tarrant County

James Weir

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Weir
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Tarrant County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 24, 1869
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in Tarrant County
16 years
Years in the precinct
16 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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