Dallas County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Kinnard, Dallas County, Texas, 1867

George Kinnard registered to vote in Dallas County on August 15, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 17 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Dallas County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
17 years
In Texas
17 years
In the county
about 1850
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1850 to 1870

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In Dallas County

George Kinnard

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Kinnard
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Dallas County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 15, 1867
Years in Texas
17 years
Years in Dallas County
17 years
Years in the precinct
2 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 Kinnard in Dallas County

Kinnards elsewhere in Texas

All 3 freedmen named Kinnard 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 13 of the Dallas County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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