Collin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Lornelm Oliver, Collin County, Texas, 1867

Lornelm Oliver registered to vote in Collin County on Jul. 29 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas. 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
6 years
In Texas
about 1861
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Collin County

Lornelm Oliver

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Lornelm Oliver
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Collin County
Precinct
8
Registered
Jul. 29 1867
Years in Texas
6 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.

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