Tyler County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Ransome, Tyler County, Texas, 1867

Henry Ransome registered to vote in Tyler County on August 20, 1867. He reported Georgia 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.

Born in Georgia, registered in Tyler County, Texas

Georgia
Birthplace: 14 years
In Texas: 14 years
In the county: about 1853
Reached Texas

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In Tyler County

Henry Ransome

Texas

Name: Henry Ransome
Place of birth: Georgia
County of registration: Tyler County
Precinct: 1
Registered: August 20, 1867
Years in Texas: 14 years
Years in Tyler County: 14 years
Years in the precinct: 14 years
Signature, as written: "Henry Rankins"
Remarks, as written: "Colored"

Tyler County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Ransome

Ransom 14

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 8 of the Tyler County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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