Denton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Herod, Denton County, Texas, 1867

John Herod registered to vote in Denton County on August 20, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 14 of them in Denton County. Denton County registered 61 freedmen in 1867, 5% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Denton County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
14 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Denton County

John Herod

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Herod
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Denton County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 20, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Denton County
14 years
Years in the precinct
14 years
Years in Texas before Denton County
1 year
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Denton County highlighted
Denton County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

John Herod reported 1 year 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 14 of the Denton County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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