Dallas County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Huntsman, Dallas County, Texas, 1868

Charles Huntsman registered to vote in Dallas County on January 31, 1868. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 10 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 Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Dallas County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1856
Reached Texas
2 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Dallas County

Charles Huntsman

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Huntsman
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Dallas County
Precinct
2
Registered
January 31, 1868
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Dallas County
10 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Years in Texas before Dallas County
2 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Dallas County highlighted
Dallas County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

2 years

Charles Huntsman reported 2 years 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 33 of the Dallas County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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