Tyler County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Aaron Scott, Tyler County, Texas, 1867
Aaron Scott registered to vote in Tyler County on August 6, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Tyler County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Tyler County registered 256 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 15 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
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In Tyler County
Aaron Scott
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Aaron Scott
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Tyler County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 6, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Tyler County
- 15 years
- Years in the precinct
- 15 years
- Signature, as written
- "Aaron Scott"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Scott in Tyler County
- Augustus Scottborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1847
- Edward Scottborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1850
- Richard Scottborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1850
Scotts 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 5 of the Tyler County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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