Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Isaac Wrens, Fayette County, Texas, 1868

Isaac Wrens registered to vote in Fayette County on January 31, 1868. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Fayette County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county
about 1856
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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In Fayette County

Isaac Wrens

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Isaac Wrens
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
January 31, 1868
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Fayette County
12 years
Years in the precinct
1 month
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fayette County highlighted
Fayette County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Wrens

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

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