Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jack Martin, Fayette County, Texas, 1869

Jack Martin registered to vote in Fayette County on November 20, 1869. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas, 22 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Fayette County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
22 years
In Texas
22 years
In the county
about 1847
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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In Fayette County

Jack Martin

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jack Martin
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
November 20, 1869
Years in Texas
22 years
Years in Fayette County
22 years
Years in the precinct
22 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 62 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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