Fannin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Alfred Broad, Fannin County, Texas, 1867

Alfred Broad registered to vote in Fannin County on July 15, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 1 of them in Fannin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fannin County registered 437 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Fannin County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
13 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas
12 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Fannin County

Alfred Broad

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Alfred Broad
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Fannin County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 15, 1867
Years in Texas
13 years
Years in Fannin County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Fannin County
12 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fannin County highlighted
Fannin County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

12 years

Alfred Broad reported 12 years more in Texas than in Fannin 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 4 of the Fannin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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