Dallas County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Argmili Rogers, Dallas County, Texas, 1868

Argmili Rogers registered to vote in Dallas County on January 28, 1868. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 1 year 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Dallas County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1867
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Dallas County

Argmili Rogers

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Argmili Rogers
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Dallas County
Precinct
1
Registered
January 28, 1868
Years in Texas
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Dallas County highlighted
Dallas County on the 1870 county map

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. Dallas County's entries fill 44 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.

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