Collin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

G. B. Thorton, Collin County, Texas, 1867

G. B. Thorton registered to vote in Collin County on Jul. 13 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 3 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Collin County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas
3 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Collin County

G. B. Thorton

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
G. B. Thorton
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Collin County
Precinct
1
Registered
Jul. 13 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Collin County
3 years
Years in the precinct
3 years
Years in Texas before Collin County
3 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Collin County highlighted
Collin County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

3 years

G. B. Thorton reported 3 years more in Texas than in Collin County.

Variations of Thorton

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

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