Erath County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George W. Collins, Erath County, Texas, 1867

George W. Collins registered to vote in Erath County on August 24, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas, 2 of them in Erath County. Erath County registered 21 freedmen in 1867, 6% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Erath County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1865
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Erath County

George W. Collins

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George W. Collins
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Erath County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 24, 1867
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in Erath County
2 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Erath County highlighted
Erath 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 4 of the Erath County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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