Denton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George W. Gaskins, Denton County, Texas, 1867
George W. Gaskins registered to vote in Denton County on August 24, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas, 5 of them in Denton County. Denton County registered 61 freedmen in 1867, 5% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 22 years
- In Texas
- 5 years
- In the county
- about 1845
- Reached Texas
- 17 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1845 to 1870
George W. Gaskins
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George W. Gaskins
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Denton County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 24, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 22 years
- Years in Denton County
- 5 years
- Years in the precinct
- 5 years
- Years in Texas before Denton County
- 17 years
Elsewhere in Texas
17 yearsGeorge W. Gaskins reported 17 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 18 of the Denton County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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