Tyler County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
W.A. Cluff, Tyler County, Texas, 1867
W.A. Cluff registered to vote in Tyler County on August 24, 1867. He reported Alabama 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.
- Alabama
- 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
W.A. Cluff
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- W.A. Cluff
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Tyler County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 24, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Tyler County
- 14 years
- Years in the precinct
- 14 years
- Signature, as written
- "J. W. Steward"
- 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 9 of the Tyler County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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