Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
David Scott, Fayette County, Texas, 1867
David Scott registered to vote in Fayette County on July 13, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 24 years in Texas, 24 of them in Fayette County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fayette County registered 1,169 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 24 years
- In Texas
- 24 years
- In the county
What the register records
From about 1843 to 1870
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In Fayette County
David Scott
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- David Scott
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Fayette County
- Precinct
- 12
- Registered
- July 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 24 years
- Years in Fayette County
- 24 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Scott in Fayette County
- Arthur Scottborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1849
- Banister Scottborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1845
- Charlie Scottborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1863
- Elbert Scottborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1855
- Ephriam Scottborn in Missouri, reached Texas about 1861
Scotts 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 10 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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