Fannin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Benjamin Rhodes, Fannin County, Texas, 1867

Benjamin Rhodes registered to vote in Fannin County on July 12, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Fannin County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
20 years
In the county
about 1847
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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In Fannin County

Benjamin Rhodes

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Benjamin Rhodes
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Fannin County
Precinct
1
Place of residence
Bonham, Fannin County
Registered
July 12, 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Fannin County
20 years
Years in the precinct
2 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 2 of the Fannin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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