Tyler County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Kincade, Tyler County, Texas, 1867

James Kincade registered to vote in Tyler County on September 28, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 11 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Tyler County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
11 years
In the county
about 1847
Reached Texas
9 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Tyler County

James Kincade

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Kincade
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Tyler County
Precinct
1
Registered
September 28, 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Tyler County
11 years
Years in the precinct
11 years
Years in Texas before Tyler County
9 years
Signature, as written
"James Kincaid"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Tyler County highlighted
Tyler County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

9 years

James Kincade reported 9 years more in Texas than in Tyler County.

Kincades elsewhere in Texas

All 2 freedmen named Kincade 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 13 of the Tyler County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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