Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Alfred Holt, Fayette County, Texas, 1867

Alfred Holt registered to vote in Fayette County on August 15, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 15 years 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Fayette County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Fayette County

Alfred Holt

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Alfred Holt
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
August 15, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
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 43 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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