Dallas County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Chris Smith, Dallas County, Texas, 1867

Chris Smith registered to vote in Dallas County on August 20, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 18 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Dallas County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
18 years
In Texas
18 years
In the county
about 1849
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1849 to 1870

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In Dallas County

Chris Smith

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Chris Smith
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Dallas County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 20, 1867
Years in Texas
18 years
Years in Dallas County
18 years
Years in the precinct
18 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Dallas County highlighted
Dallas County on the 1870 county map

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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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