Collin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Liar Jackson, Collin County, Texas, 1867

Liar Jackson registered to vote in Collin County on Aug. 23 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Collin County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Collin County

Liar Jackson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Liar Jackson
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Collin County
Precinct
11
Registered
Aug. 23 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Collin County
10 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Collin County highlighted
Collin County on the 1870 county map

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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. Collin County's entries fill 46 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.

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