Dallas County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Lewis, Dallas County, Texas, 1867
John Lewis registered to vote in Dallas County on August 21, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Dallas County registered 399 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 8 years
- In Texas
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
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In Dallas County
John Lewis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Lewis
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Dallas County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 21, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Lewises 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 18 of the Dallas County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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