Denton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Nelson Scott, Denton County, Texas, 1867

Nelson Scott registered to vote in Denton County on August 30, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 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
20 years
In Texas
20 years
In the county
about 1847
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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In Denton County

Nelson Scott

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Nelson Scott
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Denton County
Precinct
6
Registered
August 30, 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Denton County
20 years
Years in the precinct
20 years
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Denton County highlighted
Denton County on the 1870 county map

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 21 of the Denton County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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