Denton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Richard Givins, Denton County, Texas, 1868
Richard Givins registered to vote in Denton County on July 26, 1868. 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.
- Mississippi
- Birthplace
- 5 years
- In Texas
- 3 years
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
- 2 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
Richard Givins
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Richard Givins
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Denton County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- July 26, 1868
- 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
Elsewhere in Texas
2 yearsRichard Givins 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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