Tyler County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Ben Hart, Tyler County, Texas, 1867

Ben Hart registered to vote in Tyler County on August 24, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Tyler County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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In Tyler County

Ben Hart

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Ben Hart
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Tyler County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 24, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Tyler County
12 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Signature, as written
"Drew Sheffield"
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 9 of the Tyler County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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