Van Zandt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Durrough, Van Zandt County, Texas, 1869

Charles Durrough registered to vote in Van Zandt County on November 23, 1869. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 7 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Van Zandt County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
18 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1851
Reached Texas
11 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1851 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Van Zandt County

Charles Durrough

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Durrough
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Van Zandt County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 23, 1869
Years in Texas
18 years
Years in Van Zandt County
7 years
Years in the precinct
4 years
Years in Texas before Van Zandt County
11 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

11 years

Charles Durrough reported 11 years more in Texas than in Van Zandt County.

Other freedmen named Durrough in Van Zandt 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 21 of the Van Zandt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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