Dallas County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Lanson, Dallas County, Texas, 1867

James Lanson registered to vote in Dallas County on September 23, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 1 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Dallas County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1847
Reached Texas
19 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Dallas County

James Lanson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Lanson
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Dallas County
Precinct
11
Registered
September 23, 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Dallas County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Dallas County
19 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

19 years

James Lanson reported 19 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 26 of the Dallas County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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