Van Zandt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert Dickinson, Van Zandt County, Texas, 1869

Robert Dickinson registered to vote in Van Zandt County on November 20, 1869. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 1 of them in Van Zandt County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Van Zandt County registered 153 freedmen in 1867, 17% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Van Zandt County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1859
Reached Texas
9 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Van Zandt County

Robert Dickinson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert Dickinson
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Van Zandt County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 20, 1869
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Van Zandt County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Van Zandt County
9 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Van Zandt County highlighted
Van Zandt County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

9 years

Robert Dickinson reported 9 years more in Texas than in Van Zandt County.

Dickinsons elsewhere in Texas

All 5 freedmen named Dickinson in Texas

Variations of Dickinson

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 20 of the Van Zandt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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