Van Zandt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Whitfield, Van Zandt County, Texas, 1868

John Whitfield registered to vote in Van Zandt County on January 30, 1868. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 2 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Van Zandt County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1864
Reached Texas
2 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Van Zandt County

John Whitfield

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Whitfield
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Van Zandt County
Precinct
2
Registered
January 30, 1868
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Van Zandt County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Van Zandt County
2 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

2 years

John Whitfield reported 2 years more in Texas than in Van Zandt County.

Whitfields elsewhere in Texas

All 18 freedmen named Whitfield in Texas

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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