Dallas County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Smith, Dallas County, Texas, 1868

Henry Smith registered to vote in Dallas County on January 28, 1868. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 3 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 Missouri and Texas marked
Born in Missouri, registered in Dallas County, Texas
Missouri
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
about 1865
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Dallas County

Henry Smith

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Smith
Place of birth
Missouri
County of registration
Dallas County
Precinct
1
Registered
January 28, 1868
Years in Texas
3 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Dallas County highlighted
Dallas County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Smith in Dallas County

Smiths elsewhere in Texas

All 459 freedmen named Smith in Texas

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

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