Collin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Rice, Collin County, Texas, 1867

James Rice registered to vote in Collin County on Jul. 10 1867. He reported I Nation as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 6 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 Texas marked
Born in I Nation, registered in Collin County, Texas
I Nation
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
6 years
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Collin County

James Rice

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Rice
Place of birth
I Nation
County of registration
Collin County
Precinct
1
Registered
Jul. 10 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Collin County
6 years
Years in the precinct
6 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. It sits on page 5 of the Collin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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