Collin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Berry Patterson, Collin County, Texas, 1867

Berry Patterson registered to vote in Collin County on Jul. 25 1867. He reported Georgia 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Collin County, Texas
Georgia
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

Berry Patterson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Berry Patterson
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Collin County
Precinct
11
Registered
Jul. 25 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

Berry Patterson reported 5 years more in Texas than in Collin County.

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 17 of the Collin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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