Denton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Richard Givens, Denton County, Texas, 1867

Richard Givens registered to vote in Denton County on July 26, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 3 of them in Denton County. Denton County registered 61 freedmen in 1867, 5% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Denton County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas
2 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Denton County

Richard Givens

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Richard Givens
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Denton County
Precinct
3
Registered
July 26, 1867
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Denton County
3 years
Years in the precinct
3 years
Years in Texas before Denton County
2 years
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Denton County highlighted
Denton County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

2 years

Richard Givens reported 2 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 2 of the Denton County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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