Washington County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Dan Rendall, Washington County, Texas, 1867

James Dan Rendall registered to vote in Washington County on June 15, 1867. He reported 15 years in Texas, 1 of them in Washington County. The registrar wrote "F.M.C" beside his name. Washington County registered 2,279 freedmen in 1867, 53% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Registered in Washington County, Texas
15 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas
14 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Washington County

James Dan Rendall

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Dan Rendall
County of registration
Washington County
Precinct
4
Registered
June 15, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Washington County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Washington County
14 years
Signature, as written
"William his X mark Saw"
Remarks, as written
"F.M.C"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Washington County highlighted
Washington County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

14 years

James Dan Rendall reported 14 years more in Texas than in Washington 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 6 of the Washington County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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