Collin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jaton Paterson, Collin County, Texas, 1867

Jaton Paterson registered to vote in Collin County on Jul. 13 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 15 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Collin County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas
5 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Collin County

Jaton Paterson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jaton Paterson
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Collin County
Precinct
1
Registered
Jul. 13 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Collin County
10 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Years in Texas before Collin County
5 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

5 years

Jaton Paterson reported 5 years more in Texas than in Collin County.

Patersons elsewhere in Texas

All 3 freedmen named Paterson in Texas

Variations of Paterson

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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