Collin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

David Spencer, Collin County, Texas, 1867

David Spencer registered to vote in Collin County on Jul. 8 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas. 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 Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Collin County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
about 1846
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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In Collin County

David Spencer

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
David Spencer
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Collin County
Precinct
1
Registered
Jul. 8 1867
Years in Texas
21 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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