Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

McDonald Tinsley, Colorado County, Texas, 1867

McDonald Tinsley registered to vote in Colorado County on August 14, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 17 of them in Colorado County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Colorado County registered 1,423 freedmen in 1867, 56% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Colorado County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
17 years
In Texas
17 years
In the county
about 1850
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1850 to 1870

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In Colorado County

McDonald Tinsley

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
McDonald Tinsley
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Colorado County
Precinct
96° 32'
Registered
August 14, 1867
Years in Texas
17 years
Years in Colorado County
17 years
Years in the precinct
17 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Colorado County highlighted
Colorado 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 38 of the Colorado County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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