Montague County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Louis Quillin, Montague County, Texas, 1867

Louis Quillin registered to vote in Montague County on July 31, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 27 years in Texas, 6 of them in Montague County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Montague County registered 5 freedmen in 1867, 2% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Montague County
Texas
Birthplace
27 years
In Texas
6 years
In the county
21 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1840 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Montague County

Louis Quillin

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Louis Quillin
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Montague County
Precinct
4
Registered
July 31, 1867
Years in Texas
27 years
Years in Montague County
6 years
Years in the precinct
4 years
Years in Texas before Montague County
21 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Montague County highlighted
Montague County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

21 years

Louis Quillin reported 21 years more in Texas than in Montague 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 2 of the Montague County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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