Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Patrick James, Fayette County, Texas, 1867

Patrick James registered to vote in Fayette County on July 23, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Fayette County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
14 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Fayette County

Patrick James

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Patrick James
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
July 23, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Fayette County
14 years
Years in the precinct
2 years 6 months
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fayette County highlighted
Fayette County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named James in Fayette County

Jameses elsewhere in Texas

All 91 freedmen named James in Texas

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 21 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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