Upshur County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Frank H. Strand, Upshur County, Texas, 1867

Frank H. Strand registered to vote in Upshur County on June 27, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 10 of them in Upshur County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Upshur County registered 764 freedmen in 1867, 36% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Upshur County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas
5 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Upshur County

Frank H. Strand

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Frank H. Strand
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Upshur County
Precinct
4
Registered
June 27, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Upshur County
10 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Years in Texas before Upshur County
5 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Upshur County highlighted
Upshur County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

5 years

Frank H. Strand reported 5 years more in Texas than in Upshur County.

Strands elsewhere in Texas

All 2 freedmen named Strand 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 1 of the Upshur County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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