Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Fairris, Fayette County, Texas, 1867

George Fairris registered to vote in Fayette County on September 30, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Fayette County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Fayette County

George Fairris

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Fairris
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
September 30, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year 4 months
Years in Fayette County
6 months
Years in the precinct
6 months
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. It sits on page 56 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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