Collin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Thomas Orr, Collin County, Texas, 1867

Thomas Orr registered to vote in Collin County on Jul. 15 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 1 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Collin County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas
11 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Collin County

Thomas Orr

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Thomas Orr
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Collin County
Precinct
1
Registered
Jul. 15 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Collin County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Collin County
11 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Collin County highlighted
Collin County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

11 years

Thomas Orr reported 11 years more in Texas than in Collin County.

Other freedmen named Orr in Collin County

  • Bob Orrborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1855
  • E. Orrborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1855

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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