Collin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Allen Ruth, Collin County, Texas, 1867

Allen Ruth registered to vote in Collin County on Jul. 15 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 5 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Collin County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
5 years
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Collin County

Allen Ruth

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Allen Ruth
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Collin County
Precinct
1
Registered
Jul. 15 1867
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Collin County
5 years
Years in the precinct
5 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Collin County highlighted
Collin County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Ruth in Collin County

  • Thomas Ruthborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1861

Ruths elsewhere in Texas

All 5 freedmen named Ruth in Texas

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

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