Dallas County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Isaac McHill, Dallas County, Texas, 1867

Isaac McHill registered to vote in Dallas County on August 13, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 7 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
12 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas
5 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Dallas County

Isaac McHill

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Isaac McHill
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Dallas County
Precinct
7
Registered
August 13, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Dallas County
7 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Dallas County
5 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

5 years

Isaac McHill reported 5 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 11 of the Dallas County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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