Parker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Dawson, Parker County, Texas, 1867

George Dawson registered to vote in Parker County on September 27, 1867. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 7 of them in Parker County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Parker County registered 81 freedmen in 1867, 10% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Parker County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
11 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1856
Reached Texas
4 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Parker County

George Dawson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Dawson
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Parker County
Precinct
1
Registered
September 27, 1867
Years in Texas
11 years
Years in Parker County
7 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Parker County
4 years
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Parker County highlighted
Parker County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

4 years

George Dawson reported 4 years more in Texas than in Parker 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 13 of the Parker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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