Collin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Soloman Vardman, Collin County, Texas, 1867

Soloman Vardman registered to vote in Collin County on Jul. 13 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 13 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Collin County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
13 years
In Texas
13 years
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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In Collin County

Soloman Vardman

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Soloman Vardman
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Collin County
Precinct
1
Registered
Jul. 13 1867
Years in Texas
13 years
Years in Collin County
13 years
Years in the precinct
13 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 6 of the Collin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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