Collin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Richard Mitchell, Collin County, Texas, 1867
Richard Mitchell registered to vote in Collin County on Jul. 15 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Collin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Collin County registered 270 freedmen in 1867, 15% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- 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 Collin County
Richard Mitchell
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Richard Mitchell
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Collin County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- Jul. 15 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Collin County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Mitchell in Collin County
- Samuel Mitchellborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1855
Mitchells elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Mitchell
- Mitchel 28
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 8 of the Collin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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