Collin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Sneadson, Collin County, Texas, 1867
John Sneadson registered to vote in Collin County on Jul. 8 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 4 of them in Collin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Collin County registered 270 freedmen in 1867, 15% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
- 11 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
John Sneadson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Sneadson
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Collin County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- Jul. 8 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Collin County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 4 years
- Years in Texas before Collin County
- 11 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
11 yearsJohn Sneadson reported 11 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 3 of the Collin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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