Fannin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Inglish, Fannin County, Texas, 1867

William Inglish registered to vote in Fannin County on July 13, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 30 years in Texas, 30 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Fannin County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
30 years
In Texas
30 years
In the county
about 1837
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1837 to 1870

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In Fannin County

William Inglish

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Inglish
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Fannin County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 13, 1867
Years in Texas
30 years
Years in Fannin County
30 years
Years in the precinct
30 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fannin County highlighted
Fannin County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Inglish in Fannin County

Inglishes elsewhere in Texas

All 3 freedmen named Inglish 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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