Fannin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Christian, Fannin County, Texas, 1867
George Christian registered to vote in Fannin County on July 13, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Fannin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fannin County registered 437 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 8 years
- In Texas
- 8 years
- In the county
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
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In Fannin County
George Christian
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Christian
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Fannin County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Years in Fannin County
- 8 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Christian in Fannin County
- Ned Christianborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1859
Christians 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 3 of the Fannin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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