Tyler County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Richard Calaway, Tyler County, Texas, 1867

Richard Calaway registered to vote in Tyler County on July 29, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 of them in Tyler County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Tyler County registered 256 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Tyler County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Tyler County

Richard Calaway

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Richard Calaway
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Tyler County
Precinct
3
Registered
July 29, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Tyler County
4 years
Years in the precinct
6 months
Signature, as written
"Richard Calaway"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Tyler County highlighted
Tyler 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 Tyler County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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