Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Green Oglesby, Fayette County, Texas, 1869

Green Oglesby registered to vote in Fayette County on November 20, 1869. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 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 Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Fayette County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
14 years
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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In Fayette County

Green Oglesby

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Green Oglesby
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
November 20, 1869
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Fayette County
14 years
Years in the precinct
14 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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