Trinity County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Moses Tullons, Trinity County, Texas, 1867

Moses Tullons registered to vote in Trinity County on August 14, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Trinity County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Trinity County registered 204 freedmen in 1867, 26% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Trinity County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Trinity County

Moses Tullons

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Moses Tullons
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Trinity County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 14, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Trinity County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"Alford Dial"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Trinity County highlighted
Trinity 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 1 of the Trinity County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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