DeWitt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Nick Rice, DeWitt County, Texas, 1869

Nick Rice registered to vote in DeWitt County on November 23, 1869. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 of them in DeWitt County. DeWitt County registered 364 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in DeWitt County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
11 years
In Texas
11 years
In the county
about 1858
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1858 to 1870

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In DeWitt County

Nick Rice

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Nick Rice
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
DeWitt County
Precinct
2
Registered
November 23, 1869
Years in Texas
11 years
Years in DeWitt County
11 years
Years in the precinct
11 years
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with DeWitt County highlighted
DeWitt 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 25 of the DeWitt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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