Dallas County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Wesley Jr., Dallas County, Texas, 1867
John Wesley Jr. registered to vote in Dallas County on August 27, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 21 of them in Dallas County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Dallas County registered 399 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 21 years
- In the county
- about 1846
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1846 to 1870
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In Dallas County
John Wesley Jr.
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Wesley Jr.
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Dallas County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 27, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Dallas County
- 21 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Variations of Wesley Jr.
- Wesley 24
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 22 of the Dallas County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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