Dallas County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Gen'l Scott Busling, Dallas County, Texas, 1867

Gen'l Scott Busling registered to vote in Dallas County on August 30, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 6 years 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Dallas County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas
5 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Dallas County

Gen'l Scott Busling

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Gen'l Scott Busling
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Dallas County
Precinct
11
Registered
August 30, 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Dallas County
1 year
Years in the precinct
5 years
Years in Texas before Dallas County
5 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Dallas County highlighted
Dallas County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

5 years

Gen'l Scott Busling reported 5 years more in Texas than in Dallas County.

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

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