Dallas County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Silas Alexander, Dallas County, Texas, 1868

Silas Alexander registered to vote in Dallas County on January 27, 1868. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Dallas County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Dallas County registered 399 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Dallas County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1867
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Dallas County

Silas Alexander

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Silas Alexander
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Dallas County
Precinct
7
Registered
January 27, 1868
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Dallas County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Dallas County highlighted
Dallas 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 31 of the Dallas County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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