Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Alfred Sampson, Fayette County, Texas, 1867

Alfred Sampson registered to vote in Fayette County on July 19, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Fayette County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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In Fayette County

Alfred Sampson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Alfred Sampson
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
July 19, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Fayette County
12 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fayette County highlighted
Fayette County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Sampson in Fayette County

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All 15 freedmen named Sampson in Texas

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

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