Denton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jiles Chisum, Denton County, Texas, 1867

Jiles Chisum registered to vote in Denton County on August 29, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 12 of them in Denton County. Denton County registered 61 freedmen in 1867, 5% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Denton County
Texas
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county
8 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Denton County

Jiles Chisum

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jiles Chisum
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Denton County
Precinct
8
Registered
August 29, 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Denton County
12 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Years in Texas before Denton County
8 years
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Denton County highlighted
Denton County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

8 years

Jiles Chisum reported 8 years more in Texas than in Denton County.

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 20 of the Denton County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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