Denton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Craft, Denton County, Texas, 1867
John Craft registered to vote in Denton County on August 20, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 12 of them in Denton County. Denton County registered 61 freedmen in 1867, 5% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 13 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1854
- Reached Texas
- 1 year
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
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Elsewhere in Texas
In Denton County
John Craft
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Craft
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Denton County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 13 years
- Years in Denton County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Years in Texas before Denton County
- 1 year
Elsewhere in Texas
1 yearJohn Craft reported 1 year more in Texas than in Denton County.
Other freedmen named Craft in Denton County
- Haris Craftborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1855
- Mencer Craftborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1854
- Robert Craftborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1854
- Unk Craftborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1860
Crafts elsewhere in Texas
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 14 of the Denton County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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