Dallas County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Docy, Dallas County, Texas, 1867

Henry Docy registered to vote in Dallas County on August 13, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas. 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Dallas County
Texas
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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In Dallas County

Henry Docy

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Docy
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Dallas County
Precinct
7
Registered
August 13, 1867
Years in Texas
21 years
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 11 of the Dallas County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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