Erath County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Smith, Erath County, Texas, 1867

John Smith registered to vote in Erath County on August 19, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 21 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Erath County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1846
Reached Texas
19 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Erath County

John Smith

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Smith
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Erath County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 19, 1867
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Erath County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Erath County
19 years
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Erath County highlighted
Erath County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

19 years

John Smith reported 19 years more in Texas than in Erath 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 3 of the Erath County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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