Dallas County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Barney Pitts, Dallas County, Texas, 1867

Barney Pitts registered to vote in Dallas County on August 28, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 8 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Dallas County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
8 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1859
Reached Texas
7 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Dallas County

Barney Pitts

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Barney Pitts
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Dallas County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 28, 1867
Years in Texas
8 years
Years in Dallas County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Dallas County
7 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

7 years

Barney Pitts reported 7 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 22 of the Dallas County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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