Kaufman County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Alfred Gantt, Kaufman County, Texas, 1867

Alfred Gantt registered to vote in Kaufman County on August 8, 1867. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Kaufman County registered 189 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Kaufman County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Kaufman County

Alfred Gantt

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Alfred Gantt
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Kaufman County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 8, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Signature, as written
"Alfred Garth"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Kaufman County highlighted
Kaufman 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 3 of the Kaufman County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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