Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Denison, Fayette County, Texas, 1867

William Denison registered to vote in Fayette County on August 16, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Fayette County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fayette County registered 1,169 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Fayette County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
8 years
In Texas
8 years
In the county
about 1859
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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In Fayette County

William Denison

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Denison
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
August 16, 1867
Years in Texas
8 years
Years in Fayette County
8 years
Years in the precinct
8 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fayette County highlighted
Fayette 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. Fayette County's entries fill 70 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.

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