Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Richmond Lyles, Fayette County, Texas, 1867

Richmond Lyles registered to vote in Fayette County on August 12, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 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
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Fayette County

Richmond Lyles

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Richmond Lyles
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
August 12, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Fayette County
15 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fayette County highlighted
Fayette County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Lyles in Fayette County

  • Robert Lylesborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1854

Lyleses elsewhere in Texas

All 6 freedmen named Lyles 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 37 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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