Tyler County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
York Busby, Tyler County, Texas, 1867
York Busby registered to vote in Tyler County on August 1, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 16 of them in Tyler County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Tyler County registered 256 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 16 years
- In Texas
- 16 years
- In the county
- about 1851
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1851 to 1870
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In Tyler County
York Busby
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- York Busby
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Tyler County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 1, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 16 years
- Years in Tyler County
- 16 years
- Years in the precinct
- 16 years
- Signature, as written
- "York Ruby"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Busby in Tyler County
- Anderson Busbyborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1852
- Arthur Busbyborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1850
- Charles Busbyborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1850
- Daniel Busbyborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1850
- Epham Busbyborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1851
Busbys elsewhere 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 2 of the Tyler County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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