Fannin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Harry Jenkins, Fannin County, Texas, 1867

Harry Jenkins registered to vote in Fannin County on July 15, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 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
12 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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In Fannin County

Harry Jenkins

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Harry Jenkins
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Fannin County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 15, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Fannin County
12 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fannin County highlighted
Fannin County on the 1870 county map

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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