Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Nevill, Fayette County, Texas, 1867
John Nevill registered to vote in Fayette County on August 17, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 9 of them in Fayette County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fayette County registered 1,169 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 9 years
- In Texas
- 9 years
- In the county
- about 1858
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1858 to 1870
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In Fayette County
John Nevill
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Nevill
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Fayette County
- Registered
- August 17, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 9 years
- Years in Fayette County
- 9 years
- Years in the precinct
- 9 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Nevill in Fayette County
- Ceasar Nevillborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1859
- Frank Nevillborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1856
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 46 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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