Dallas County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Richard Elliot, Dallas County, Texas, 1868

Richard Elliot registered to vote in Dallas County on January 28, 1868. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 21 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Dallas County
Texas
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
21 years
In the county

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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In Dallas County

Richard Elliot

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Richard Elliot
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Dallas County
Precinct
1
Registered
January 28, 1868
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Dallas County
21 years
Years in the precinct
21 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Dallas County highlighted
Dallas County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Elliot

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

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