Dallas County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Major General, Dallas County, Texas, 1867

Major General registered to vote in Dallas County on August 3, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 5 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
6 years
In Texas
5 years
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Dallas County

Major General

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Major General
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Dallas County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 3, 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Dallas County
5 years
Years in Texas before Dallas County
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Dallas County highlighted
Dallas County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

Major General reported 1 year 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 6 of the Dallas County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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