Collin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Benjamin Franklin, Collin County, Texas, 1867

Benjamin Franklin registered to vote in Collin County on Jul. 12 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 21 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 Missouri and Texas marked
Born in Missouri, registered in Collin County, Texas
Missouri
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
21 years
In the county
about 1846
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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In Collin County

Benjamin Franklin

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Benjamin Franklin
Place of birth
Missouri
County of registration
Collin County
Precinct
1
Registered
Jul. 12 1867
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Collin County
21 years
Years in the precinct
21 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 5 of the Collin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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