Erath County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Luke Peterson, Erath County, Texas, 1867

Luke Peterson registered to vote in Erath County on August 24, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 1 of them in Erath County. Erath County registered 21 freedmen in 1867, 6% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Erath County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
11 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1856
Reached Texas
10 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Erath County

Luke Peterson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Luke Peterson
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Erath County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 24, 1867
Years in Texas
11 years
Years in Erath County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Erath County
10 years
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Erath County highlighted
Erath County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

10 years

Luke Peterson reported 10 years more in Texas than in Erath County.

Variations of Peterson

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 5 of the Erath County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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