Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Satterfield, Fayette County, Texas, 1867
John Satterfield registered to vote in Fayette County on July 22, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 16 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
- 16 years
- In Texas
- 16 years
- In the county
- about 1851
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1851 to 1870
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In Fayette County
John Satterfield
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Satterfield
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Fayette County
- Registered
- July 22, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 16 years
- Years in Fayette County
- 16 years
- Years in the precinct
- 16 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Satterfield in Fayette County
- Dick Satterfieldborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1845
- Harry Satterfieldborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1850
- Harvey Satterfieldborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1851
Satterfields elsewhere 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 20 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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