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.
- 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
Scotts elsewhere in Texas
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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