Houston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Green Dardin, Houston County, Texas, 1867

Green Dardin registered to vote in Houston County on August 6, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 2 of them in Houston County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Houston County registered 963 freedmen in 1867, 50% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Houston County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
18 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1849
Reached Texas
16 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1849 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Houston County

Green Dardin

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Green Dardin
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Houston County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 6, 1867
Years in Texas
18 years
Years in Houston County
2 years
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Houston County
16 years
Signature, as written
"Green Develin"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Houston County highlighted
Houston County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

16 years

Green Dardin reported 16 years more in Texas than in Houston 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 9 of the Houston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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