Ellis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Tarrant, Ellis County, Texas, 1867

Charles Tarrant registered to vote in Ellis County on July 22, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 of them in Ellis County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Ellis County registered 342 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Ellis County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
20 years
In the county
about 1847
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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In Ellis County

Charles Tarrant

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Tarrant
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Ellis County
Registered
July 22, 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Ellis County
20 years
Years in the precinct
20 years
Signature, as written
"John E. Reagan"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Ellis County highlighted
Ellis County on the 1870 county map

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 1 of the Ellis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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