Tyler County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Goss, Tyler County, Texas, 1867

Charles Goss registered to vote in Tyler County on August 3, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Tyler County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
14 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Tyler County

Charles Goss

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Goss
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Tyler County
Registered
August 3, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Tyler County
14 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Signature, as written
"Charles Goff"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Tyler County highlighted
Tyler County on the 1870 county map

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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