Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George, Fayette County, Texas, 1867

George registered to vote in Fayette County on August 9, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 39 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Fayette County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
39 years
In Texas
about 1828
Reached Texas
38 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1828 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Fayette County

George

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
August 9, 1867
Years in Texas
39 years
Years in Fayette County
6 months
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Fayette County
38 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

38 years

George reported 38 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 34 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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