Denton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

David McQuarter, Denton County, Texas, 1867

David McQuarter registered to vote in Denton County on August 24, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 of them in Denton County. Denton County registered 61 freedmen in 1867, 5% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Denton County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
11 years
In Texas
11 years
In the county
about 1856
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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In Denton County

David McQuarter

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
David McQuarter
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Denton County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 24, 1867
Years in Texas
11 years
Years in Denton County
11 years
Years in the precinct
11 years
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Denton County highlighted
Denton County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named McQuarter 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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