Tyler County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
David Kelley, Tyler County, Texas, 1867
David Kelley registered to vote in Tyler County on August 5, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Tyler County. The registrar wrote "Colored. Removed from County" beside his name. Tyler County registered 256 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 8 years
- In Texas
- 8 years
- In the county
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
David Kelley
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- David Kelley
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Tyler County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 5, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Years in Tyler County
- 8 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Signature, as written
- "David Kelley"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored. Removed from County"
Kelleys 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 4 of the Tyler County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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