Van Zandt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Charles Durcey, Van Zandt County, Texas, 1868
Charles Durcey registered to vote in Van Zandt County on January 27, 1868. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 13 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.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 13 years
- In Texas
- 13 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
Charles Durcey
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Charles Durcey
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Van Zandt County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- January 27, 1868
- Years in Texas
- 13 years
- Years in Van Zandt County
- 13 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 18 of the Van Zandt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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