Dallas County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Massey, Dallas County, Texas, 1867
William Massey registered to vote in Dallas County on August 13, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Dallas County registered 399 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 7 years
- In Texas
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
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In Dallas County
William Massey
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Massey
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Dallas County
- Precinct
- 7
- Registered
- August 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Masseys 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 10 of the Dallas County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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