Fannin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Moore, Fannin County, Texas, 1867

George Moore registered to vote in Fannin County on July 12, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 12 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Fannin County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas
11 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Fannin County

George Moore

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Moore
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Fannin County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 12, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Fannin County
1 year
Years in the precinct
6 years
Years in Texas before Fannin County
11 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

11 years

George Moore reported 11 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 2 of the Fannin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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