Parker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charley Boyd, Parker County, Texas, 1869

Charley Boyd registered to vote in Parker County on November 25, 1869. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Parker County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1868
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Parker County

Charley Boyd

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charley Boyd
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Parker County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 25, 1869
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Parker County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Parker County highlighted
Parker 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 19 of the Parker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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