Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Allie Sanders, Fayette County, Texas, 1867

Allie Sanders registered to vote in Fayette County on July 30, 1867. He reported Africa as his birthplace and 6 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 Texas marked
Born in Africa, registered in Fayette County, Texas
Africa
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Fayette County

Allie Sanders

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Allie Sanders
Place of birth
Africa
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
July 30, 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Fayette County
15 years
Years in the precinct
4 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fayette County highlighted
Fayette County on the 1870 county map

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Variations of Sanders

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. Fayette County's entries fill 70 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.

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