Denton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Coffee, Denton County, Texas, 1867

John Coffee registered to vote in Denton County on August 21, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Denton County. Denton County registered 61 freedmen in 1867, 5% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Denton County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1860
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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In Denton County

John Coffee

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Coffee
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Denton County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 21, 1867
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Denton County
7 years
Years in the precinct
7 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. It sits on page 16 of the Denton County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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