Dallas County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Lewis Moore Jr., Dallas County, Texas, 1867

Lewis Moore Jr. registered to vote in Dallas County on August 19, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas. 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
12 years
In Texas
about 1855
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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In Dallas County

Lewis Moore Jr.

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Lewis Moore Jr.
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Dallas County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 19, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Dallas County highlighted
Dallas County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Moore Jr.

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 15 of the Dallas County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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