Collin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Lewis Falkner, Collin County, Texas, 1867

Lewis Falkner registered to vote in Collin County on Jul. 15 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 of them in Collin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Collin County registered 270 freedmen in 1867, 15% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Collin County, Texas
Tennessee
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 Collin County

Lewis Falkner

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Lewis Falkner
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Collin County
Precinct
11
Registered
Jul. 15 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Collin County
14 years
Years in the precinct
14 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Collin County highlighted
Collin 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 Collin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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