Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Scott, Fayette County, Texas, 1867

John Scott registered to vote in Fayette County on August 10, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 27 years in Texas, 27 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Fayette County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
27 years
In Texas
27 years
In the county
about 1840
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1840 to 1870

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In Fayette County

John Scott

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Scott
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
August 10, 1867
Years in Texas
27 years
Years in Fayette County
27 years
Years in the precinct
27 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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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 36 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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