Collin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robt. Patton, Collin County, Texas, 1867

Robt. Patton registered to vote in Collin County on Aug. 23 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 7 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Collin County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1860
Reached Texas
6 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Collin County

Robt. Patton

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robt. Patton
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Collin County
Precinct
5
Registered
Aug. 23 1867
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Collin County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Collin County
6 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

6 years

Robt. Patton reported 6 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 34 of the Collin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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