Tyler County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Felps, Tyler County, Texas, 1867

George Felps registered to vote in Tyler County on September 7, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 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 Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Tyler County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Tyler County

George Felps

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Felps
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Tyler County
Precinct
5
Registered
September 7, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Tyler County
10 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Signature, as written
"Geo Phelps"
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 11 of the Tyler County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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