Denton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Ballard, Denton County, Texas, 1867

John Ballard registered to vote in Denton County on August 29, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 of them in Denton County. Denton County registered 61 freedmen in 1867, 5% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Denton County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Denton County

John Ballard

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Ballard
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Denton County
Precinct
8
Registered
August 29, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Denton County
10 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Denton County highlighted
Denton 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. Denton County's entries fill 28 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.

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