Tyler County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Bently, Tyler County, Texas, 1867
George Bently registered to vote in Tyler County on August 2, 1867. He reported Florida as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 18 of them in Tyler County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Tyler County registered 256 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- Florida
- Birthplace
- 18 years
- In Texas
- 18 years
- In the county
- about 1849
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1849 to 1870
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In Tyler County
George Bently
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Bently
- Place of birth
- Florida
- County of registration
- Tyler County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 2, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 18 years
- Years in Tyler County
- 18 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 months
- Signature, as written
- "George Busby"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 3 of the Tyler County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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