Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jim Neal, Fayette County, Texas, 1867

Jim Neal registered to vote in Fayette County on September 30, 1867. He reported Florida as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 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 Florida and Texas marked
Born in Florida, registered in Fayette County, Texas
Florida
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Fayette County

Jim Neal

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jim Neal
Place of birth
Florida
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
September 30, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year 1 month
Years in Fayette County
1 year 1 month
Years in the precinct
1 year 1 month
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 56 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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