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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Dallas County, Texas
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"
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. It sits on page 17 of the Dallas County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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