Dallas County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Geo. W. Gilbert, Dallas County, Texas, 1867
Geo. W. Gilbert registered to vote in Dallas County on August 20, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Dallas County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Dallas County registered 399 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 15 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
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In Dallas County
Geo. W. Gilbert
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Geo. W. Gilbert
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Dallas County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Dallas County
- 15 years
- Years in the precinct
- 15 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Gilberts elsewhere in Texas
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 16 of the Dallas County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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