Dallas County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Wade, Dallas County, Texas, 1867

William Wade registered to vote in Dallas County on August 13, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 4 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Dallas County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
about 1863
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Dallas County

William Wade

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Wade
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Dallas County
Precinct
7
Registered
August 13, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in the precinct
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 Wade in Dallas County

  • Frank Wadeborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1847
  • Melvin Wadeborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1845

Wades elsewhere in Texas

All 26 freedmen named Wade 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 9 of the Dallas County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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