Dallas County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Tyler, Dallas County, Texas, 1867
John Tyler registered to vote in Dallas County on August 21, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 of them in Dallas County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Dallas County registered 399 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 11 years
- In Texas
- 11 years
- In the county
- about 1856
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1856 to 1870
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In Dallas County
John Tyler
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Tyler
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Dallas County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 21, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 11 years
- Years in Dallas County
- 11 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Tylers elsewhere 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 17 of the Dallas County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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