Fannin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Patton, Fannin County, Texas, 1867
George Patton registered to vote in Fannin County on July 15, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 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
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
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In Fannin County
George Patton
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Patton
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Fannin County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 15, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Fannin County
- 7 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Pattons 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 4 of the Fannin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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