Fannin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Holbrook, Fannin County, Texas, 1867
George Holbrook registered to vote in Fannin County on July 13, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 17 of them in Fannin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fannin County registered 437 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 17 years
- In the county
- about 1846
- Reached Texas
- 4 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1846 to 1870
George Holbrook
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Holbrook
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Fannin County
- Precinct
- 1
- Place of residence
- Bonham, Fannin County
- Registered
- July 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Fannin County
- 17 years
- Years in Texas before Fannin County
- 4 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
4 yearsGeorge Holbrook reported 4 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 3 of the Fannin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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