Kaufman County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Warren Francis, Kaufman County, Texas, 1869

Warren Francis registered to vote in Kaufman County on August 12, 1869. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 4 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Kaufman County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
about 1865
Reached Texas
3 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Kaufman County

Warren Francis

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Warren Francis
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Kaufman County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 12, 1869
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Kaufman County
6 months
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Kaufman County
3 years
Signature, as written
"Andrew Francis"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Kaufman County highlighted
Kaufman County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

3 years

Warren Francis reported 3 years more in Texas than in Kaufman 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 7 of the Kaufman County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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