Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Tate, Fayette County, Texas, 1867

William Tate registered to vote in Fayette County on September 29, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 17 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Fayette County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
17 years
In Texas
17 years
In the county
about 1850
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1850 to 1870

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In Fayette County

William Tate

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Tate
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
September 29, 1867
Years in Texas
17 years
Years in Fayette County
17 years
Years in the precinct
17 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 Tate in Fayette County

  • Jack Tateborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1852

Tates elsewhere in Texas

All 7 freedmen named Tate 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 56 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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