Tyler County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Reece Barlow, Tyler County, Texas, 1867

Reece Barlow registered to vote in Tyler County on July 31, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 6 of them in Tyler County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Tyler County registered 256 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Tyler County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
6 years
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Tyler County

Reece Barlow

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Reece Barlow
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Tyler County
Precinct
4
Registered
July 31, 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Tyler County
6 years
Years in the precinct
6 years
Signature, as written
"Reece Barlow"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Tyler County highlighted
Tyler County on the 1870 county map

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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 2 of the Tyler County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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