Dallas County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Thomas H. W. Elliott, Dallas County, Texas, 1867

Thomas H. W. Elliott registered to vote in Dallas County on August 3, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 13 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Dallas County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
13 years
In Texas
13 years
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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In Dallas County

Thomas H. W. Elliott

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Thomas H. W. Elliott
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Dallas County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 3, 1867
Years in Texas
13 years
Years in Dallas County
13 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Dallas County highlighted
Dallas County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Elliott in Dallas County

Elliotts elsewhere in Texas

All 17 freedmen named Elliott in Texas

Variations of Elliott

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

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