Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles McVay, Fayette County, Texas, 1867

Charles McVay registered to vote in Fayette County on August 23, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 14 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Fayette County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
about 1853
Reached Texas
13 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Fayette County

Charles McVay

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles McVay
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
August 23, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Fayette County
6 months
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Fayette County
13 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fayette County highlighted
Fayette County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

13 years

Charles McVay reported 13 years more in Texas than in Fayette County.

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

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