Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Bill Fenix, Fayette County, Texas, 1867

Bill Fenix registered to vote in Fayette County on July 15, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Fayette County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Fayette County

Bill Fenix

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Bill Fenix
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
July 15, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Fayette County
4 years
Years in the precinct
4 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. It sits on page 11 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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