Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Frank, Fayette County, Texas, 1867

Frank registered to vote in Fayette County on July 27, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 2 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Fayette County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1860
Reached Texas
5 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Fayette County

Frank

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Frank
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
July 27, 1867
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Fayette County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Fayette County
5 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

5 years

Frank reported 5 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 25 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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