Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Toby, Fayette County, Texas, 1867

John Toby registered to vote in Fayette County on July 11, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 15 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Fayette County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
about 1852
Reached Texas
14 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Fayette County

John Toby

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Toby
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Fayette County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 11, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Fayette County
6 months
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Fayette County
14 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fayette County highlighted
Fayette County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

14 years

John Toby reported 14 years more in Texas than in Fayette County.

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 6 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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