Collin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

D. J. Nelson, Collin County, Texas, 1867

D. J. Nelson registered to vote in Collin County on Jul. 15 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 17 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Collin County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
17 years
In Texas
17 years
In the county
about 1850
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1850 to 1870

1850186018621864186618681870
In Collin County

D. J. Nelson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
D. J. Nelson
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Collin County
Precinct
10
Registered
Jul. 15 1867
Years in Texas
17 years
Years in Collin County
17 years
Years in the precinct
17 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. Collin County's entries fill 46 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.

African American genealogy in Collin County, Texas

Collin County freedmen and genealogyEvery freedman who registered in Collin CountyThe Nelson name in TexasBorn in VirginiaSearch Collin County by name

D. J. Nelson, Collin County, Texas, 1867 | Enslaved Texas