Collin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Alli Rayes, Collin County, Texas, 1867

Alli Rayes registered to vote in Collin County on Jul. 13 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 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
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Collin County

Alli Rayes

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Alli Rayes
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Collin County
Precinct
1
Registered
Jul. 13 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Collin County
15 years
Years in the precinct
15 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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