Dallas County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Isam Brotherton, Dallas County, Texas, 1867

Isam Brotherton registered to vote in Dallas County on August 30, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 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
20 years
In Texas
20 years
In the county
about 1847
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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In Dallas County

Isam Brotherton

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Isam Brotherton
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Dallas County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 30, 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Dallas County
20 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Dallas County highlighted
Dallas County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Brotherton

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 24 of the Dallas County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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